Boness Family History
Boness Name Meaning
South German: derisive nickname meaning ‘bean-eater’ (from a compound of Middle High German bone ‘bean’ + ezzen ‘to eat’) used to denote a bean-grower or a poor person whose diet consisted mainly of beans. English (Bedfordshire): variant of Bownes . Americanized form of Norwegian Bones 3 and perhaps also of Bønes (see Bones ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022