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Bondi Name Meaning

Italian: from the personal name Bondí an omen or well-wishing name from buon di ‘good day’ (see Bonadio ). Italian: from a shortened form of the personal name Abbondio from the Latin personal name Abundius from abundus ‘abundant’. Italian (Tuscany): from a short form of any of various personal names beginning with Bond- for example Bondelmonte. Hungarian: patronymic from the old personal name Bond. Jewish: from the Italian Jewish personal name B(u)ondí (see 1 above) and Sephardic personal name Bondia from Catalan bon dia both meaning ‘good day’ and used as calques of the Hebrew personal name Yom tov ‘Jewish holiday’ (literally ‘good day’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Bandi, Boni, Bonde, Bodi, Bono, Bold, Bodin, Bond, Bondy, Bonadio

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Where is the Bondi family from?

You can see how Bondi families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bondi family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Bondi families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 10 Bondi families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Bondi's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bondi families in 1911.
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What did your Bondi ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bondi. 21% of Bondi men worked as a Laborer and 11% of Bondi women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bondi were Proprietor and Machine Operator. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    21%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • Barber
    7%
  • Proprietor
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Clerk
    11%
  • New Worker
    11%
  • Seamstress
    7%
  • Machine Operator
    7%
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Passenger Lists

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Bondi. For the veterans among your Bondi ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bondi lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Bondi life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Bondi in 1951 was 45, and 82 in 2004.

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