Surnames/tags: Bonar Bonner Bonnar, Boner


You have arrived at the Bonar-Bonner ONS Free Space Page. This page will detail the study and provide useful links and information. For listings of Bonar-Bonner names and data on WikiTree, please visit the Main Bonar-Bonner ONS page at Bonar Name Study. Instructions to include your Ancestor is also listed on the Main page. This is a One Name Study to collect together in one place everything about one surname and the variants of that name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect. Please contact the project leader, Sandy Patak to add categories to your profiles, add your questions to the bulletin board, add details of your name research, etc.
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Goals of the Bonar ONS
The goals of the Bonar One Name Study:
- Trace the migration across America
- Trace the name from Europe
- Trace the Migration of the Name
- Try to find a common ancestor
Variations on the Name
- Bonar
- Boner
- Bonnar
- Bonner
The Bonner/Bonar Clan is a smaller clan and as such does not have a Chief. They are considered a Sept of Clan Graham. Although, they maintained some independence, it was more advantageous of Clan Bonner/Bonar to join with the much larger and powerful Clan Graham for protection. Clan Bonner/Bonar did not become fully absorbed into Clan Graham and to this day still maintains a separate tartan.
Clan Name - Bonner
- See the Bonnar Clan page on the Scottish Families page for more details on the Scottish connections.
Bonner/Bonar Surname: The name BONNER was derived from the Old French 'bonair' a name given to one who was debonair, civil, gentle and courteous. The Bonner name arrived in England, Ireland and Scotland after the Norman Conquest in the 11th Century. [1]
Meaning 'gentle' (from the French) or `Bona res...' A good thing, this reputedly spoken by the King of France after a very un-gentle act of war on the part of Guilhen de Bonares as he was called thereafter. (Guilhen de Bonares is recorded in Perthshire c.1200) [2]
In Ireland, specifically Ulster, the Bonner name means "mid-wife".
Polish: from German Bo(h)ner ‘bean grower’ (see Boner).
Ancient Scottish Location
Stirling, Scotland
Since Clan Graham was located in the present day Stirling District of Scotland, the Clan Bonner/Bonar was probably located in the same area. [3] Historically, Stirling was a strategically important location and known as the "Gateway to the Highlands" since it sat at the border of the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. [4] Stirling is an ancient Stone Age settlement with Stirling Castle being one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland. [5]
Bonar Family History
Ancestry.com Bonar Family History
List of Bonars on WikiTree
Scottish Bonner's that immigrated to the United States left out of Glasgow to Ports of Philadelphia, New York and Maryland. [6]
Per the US 1920's Census, the majority of Bonner's were living in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania and New York. [7]
Bonar-
For a list of all Bonar's on Wikitree, click for the index.
Bonnar- For a list of all Bonnar's on Wikitree, click for the index.
Boner- For a list of all Boner's on Wikitree, click for the index.
Bonner- For a list of all Bonner's on Wikitree, click for the index.
WikiTree presence 2023 Bonar 401 10% Bonnar 127 4% Boner 302 8% Bonner 2974 78%
DNA on WikiTree
Bonar
- Bonar Name DNA Connections If you have completed DNA testing, add it here.
Bonnar
- Bonnar Name DNA Connections If you have completed DNA testing, add it here.
Boner
- Boner Name DNA Connections If you have completed DNA testing, add it here.
Bonner
- Bonner Name DNA Connections If you have completed DNA testing, add it here.
Bonar DNA Studies Off WikiTree
DNA Testing Companies
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What You Can Do
You can join our study, at any time, by contacting the Project's Leaders at the bottom of this page. You can help us out with the following:
- Locate Bonar/Bonnar/Bonner's and ask them to join WikiTree
- Help with documented sources and add them to Bonar/Bonnar/Bonner WikiTree pages, as needed.
- Locate and Suggest Merges where needed.
- Have your DNA Tested with one of the major testing companies.
- All duplicates merged into the final lowest profile ID number.
- Bonar One Name Study template included on the page
- Biography is cleaned up and ideally has a written biography.
- Parents and children are linked, if possible
Maintenance Needs 2023 Spelling Unconnected Unsourced Suggestions Orphans G2G Bonar 41 13 69 151 Bonar Bonnar 13 2 14 55 Bonnar Boner 8 6 58 75 Boner Bonner 285 93 97 600 Bonner Totals 347 114 238 881
Veterans
Project Templates
Sticker For Profiles
To add the Bonar Project Template, copy and paste the following code onto a profile.
Current Member of Bonar ONS sticker code for your Profile
{{One Name Study|name=Bonar}}
This profile is part of the Bonar Name Study.
Current Member Sticker
Current Member of Bonar ONS sticker code for your Profile
{{Member|ONS|name=Bonar}}
... ... ... is a member of the Bonar Name Study Project.Further Reading
- The Bonner Family by Kathryn R. Bonner [8]
- The Bonner Family History by Sue Bonner Thornton [9]
- The Bonner Legacy by Lucy Nita Bonner Neblock [10]
Sources
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