Last Name BUNYAN

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Meaning	Nickname: Bon-jean; in English Goodjohn; or Benyan or Onion. From 'Bunan,' a squat, short person.

Origin	English, Welsh, Celtic, Gaelic, Irish, Celtic, Gaelic

Rank	32,161 (2000 US census)	48,074 (1990 US census)

Count	676 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

67.46%, or 456 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
22.93%, or 155 total occurrences, as black,
2.37%, or 16 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
2.81%, or 19 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.07%, or 14 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.37%, or 16 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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