Boney Family History
Boney Name Meaning
English: variant of Bunney . If originating from Sussex the name may also be a variant of Bone in which the final weakly stressed -e has been pronounced [ɪ] or [i]. English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English boni ‘bony big-boned’. German: shortened form of Böning (see Boening ) or of its rare cognate Boning. This surname is very rare in Germany. French: rare variant of Bonney . Americanized form of Swiss German Böni (see Boni ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022