Bonjour is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bonjour
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning: Focused in Franche-Comté (39, 25) and in the Rhône, this should be a former name of ominous baptism (to bring luck), meaning literally: that this day is good! This is the case for the Italian equivalent Bongiorno, especially present in Sicily, and its plural filiatif Bongiorni (Lombardy, Emilia, Tuscany). Other Italian forms: Buongiorno (Puglia), Buongiorni. Catalan equivalent: Bondia, Bonjorn. Castilian equivalent: Buendía.

How popular is Bonjour?

Bonjour is common in France.

Bonjour is ranked 75067 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bonjours grew by 16.66667 per cent to 560 since 2000 and ranked 39281 after elevating 3248 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.54 94.38
Hispanic or Latino 4.46 3.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.68 0
Others 1.61 0
Bonjour is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Uruguay is ahead in terms of density. Around 5928 people have been found who wears Bonjour as their family name. Bonjour is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,215 Germany3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
91,784 Netherlands2
3,014 Taiwan2
36,678 Singapore1
56,169 Mexico1
8,268 Mauritius1
37,493 Austria1
165,773 Belarus1
91,024 Belgium1
6,033 Benin1
34,581 Chile1
25,721 Egypt1
2,232 French Polynesia1
42,479 Greece1
31,207 Ireland1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
29,046 Japan1
14,373 Jordan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
40,340 Malaysia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
70,431 Canada41
227,902 Russia37
11,444 Portugal28
67,388 Australia26
71,920 Spain22
162,376 Ukraine20
536,142 India13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
67,110 Italy90
Countries with hundreds of Bonjour:
1,098 Switzerland837
519 Uruguay746
41,566 United States665
11,594 Algeria536
19,920 Argentina269
17,962 Morocco268
47,291 Brazil223
Countries with thousands of Bonjour:
3,942 France2,033
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Servant Dussanna Bonjour and servant Dussanna Bonjour from Italy aboard the La Gascogne from Havre. Dussanna is registered to be 20 years old when she arrived in New York on October 19, 1896.

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Bonjour is a family name of the region of the Puy-de-dome, represents an old nickname of a welcoming person.

Bonjour Namesakes

  • Aline Bonjour, Alpine skier
  • Laurence BonJour, Philosopher
  • Roger Bonjour, from 2019 comedy film Da unten im Himmel, who characterized the Mario.

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