Boone a surname of Guernsey?

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"Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland" by E. R. Seart states that Boone is a surname of Guernsey, however I can find little or no evidence of the name at Donkipedia. Can anyone tell me if this is a known surname of Guernsey?

thanks,

Jennifer.

[CaroleW]

Very few instances of it on Guernsey census records under Boon or Boone and actually born in Guernsey.  Most of the entries are children born on Guernsey to parents whose origins were outside the Channel Islands

Is it possible that the surname started life as something different and became Boon at a later date

1841 - none
1851 - 1
1861 - 8
1871 - 9
1881 - 8
1891 - 5
1901 - 2
1911 - 2

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Hi Carole,

Thanks for the reply.  Yes, it's quite possible that Boone is a variation of something else - Bown(e) and Bown(e)s are suggested although they may be Scottish.  Seary states that the name comes from the French place name Bohon.  Can you suggest any Guernsey surnames that might have been corrupted to Boone?

Alternately, the name may have died out in Guernsey.  Most settlement in Newfoundland was prior to 1815, particularly the period 1780-1815.  Early instances of the Boone surname in Newfoundland suggest an even earlier arrival, possibly as early as 1723 or even 1625, so perhaps there were few or no Boones of the male line left by 1841+.

Jennifer.

[CaroleW]

Hi

Using a wildcard search bo**n** on just the 1851 census for Guernsey shows these possibilities living there but not necessarily born in Guernsey

Bohn - Germany
Boivin - Guernsey & Lancashire
Bone - Guernsey & England
Boon - Scotland & England
Bourne - Ireland/England/Guernsey