An English and French surname, Bonnet comes from the Old French term ‘bon’ which refers to something being good. It can also refer to a person being very handsome. A spelling variation for Bonnet includes Bonny, Bonnie, Bonney and Bonnett. In England the early Bonnet families settled in Leicestershire and Bedfordshire. Later they lived in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Herefordshire and Middlesex counties. Many reside in the city of London. In Scotland the two area with Bonnet families is Angus and Fife counties. Within the United States the many Bonnet families have lived in New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Louisiana, California, Texas, Washington, Michigan and Indiana. Famous: Joseph Bonnet (a renown music composer and organist from France), Graham Bonnet (an English rock music singer), Francoise Bonnet (a long distance runner in the Olympics for France) and Charles Bonnet (a renown Swiss philosopher).