Popularity of the last name by country
Canada
- Québec (17,174)
- Nova Scotia (14,818)
- New Brunswick (4,188)
- Ontario (495)
- Manitoba (202)
- Newfoundland and Labrador (109)
- Prince Edward Island (96)
- British Columbia (67)
- Alberta (45)
- Saskatchewan (40)
- North West Territories (1)
All countries
- France (1,470,829)
- Belgium (61,829)
- Canada (49,848)
- United States (16,992)
- Switzerland (12,078)
- Guadeloupe (10,181)
- Algeria (2,596)
- Germany (2,508)
- Netherlands (2,479)
- United Kingdom (1,602)
- Italy (996)
- Luxembourg (931)
- St. Pierre and Miquelon (612)
- Unknown country (571)
- Martinique (405)
- Spain (378)
- Haiti (348)
- Austria (309)
- Morocco (297)
- Turkey (215)
- Tunisia (191)
- Réunion (184)
- New Zealand (170)
- Russian Federation (147)
- Denmark (144)
- Poland (130)
- Ireland (128)
- Viet Nam (128)
- Egypt (99)
- Sweden (97)
- Madagascar (92)
- Mauritius (77)
- New Caledonia (66)
- Colombia (65)
- French Polynesia (58)
- Brazil (53)
- Cuba (53)
- China (51)
- Romania (49)
- Australia (45)
Origine of last name
BOURGEOIS : French: from bourgeois ‘burgher’ (from Old French burgeis from burc ‘fortified town’) a status name for an inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a fortified town (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Bourg">Bourg</a>). Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Lebourgeois">Lebourgeois</a> and also <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Boss">Boss</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Burgess">Burgess</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Bushway">Bushway</a>.
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