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There are approximately 1,931 people named Bonham in the UK. That makes it the 4,623rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 31 are named Bonham.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Bonham surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BONHAM. Although no place so called appears in tlie topograpliical dictionaries, this -would ajDpear to be, lilvc Bonbj', Bonchurch, &c., the name of some locality. There was, howcA'er, a religious order called honhomvies, or friars minors, from whom the name may have originated. Bonliomme occurs in tlie H.E. as a stationary surname.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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