Last Name BUNNELL

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Meaning	Local: Of Bonehill. Local: A corruption of 'Bonhill,' a parish in the county of Dumbarton, Scotland.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	5,287 (2000 US census)	4,033 (1990 US census)

Count	6,058 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

94.12%, or 5702 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
2.16%, or 131 total occurrences, as black,
0.58%, or 35 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.54%, or 33 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.21%, or 73 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.39%, or 84 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

Double-barrelled surnames

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