Early residents of the barangay mostly believed that the name Bonawon came from the Visayan word 'Bugnawon' which means bugnaw nga panahon or cold yet comforting weather.
Fishermen are mostly Visayan speaking natives who were migrated during the 60s and 70s fishing race.
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Kabang (Visayan for "Spotty") is a shepherd mix Aspin from Zamboanga City, Philippines, who became famous internationally and was described as a "hero dog" when she rescued two children from a potentially fatal motorcycle crash.
Like his fellow Visayan, the Bol-anon singer Yoyoy Villame, Max Surban has also become famous for his singing of so-called novelty songs which usually have humorous lyrics and may or may not be set to original music.
According to Dumanig (2005), Surigaonon has a similar phonological inventory as her sister Visayan languages, Cebuano and Boholano.