Bonté History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• France
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Etymology of Bonté

Noble surnames, such as Bonté, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Bonté, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Picardy. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Bonté family

Early History of the Bonté family

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Bonté Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Labonte, Labonté, Bonté, Bonte, Delabonté, Delabonte and many more.

Early Notables of the Bonté family

Michel-Louis-Joseph Bonté, who was a Baron and a general. Born in 1766 in Coutances, where his father was a doctor, he entered the service as a second lieutenant in the army of Côtes in 1792, was promoted to lieutenant, and throughout his career participated in the armies of Moselle, Sambre-et-Meuse, Vendée, l'Ouest, and finally, of England until 1796. He was a Lieutenant-colonel then a Colonel in Italy, and was named Baron of the...
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Bonté Ranking

France, the name Bonté is the 1,506^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,897 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Bonté family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 240 individuals who left France for Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Antoine Labonté married in Quebec in 1675; Jacques Labonté.