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Origin and popularity of the name BOURDON

Origin

Bourdon : French:: 1: nickname from Old French bourdon a word with several meanings from any or each of which the surname could have arisen: ‘pilgrim's staff’ denoting a pilgrim; ‘bumblebee’ denoting someone thought to resemble the insect in some way; and ‘bagpipes’ denoting a piper or pipe-maker. It is also found in England as a surname of Huguenot origin (compare Burden).2: habitational name from (Le) Bourdon the name of several places in various parts of France.

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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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Geographic distribution of the 420,113 individuals with the name BOURDON on Geneanet.

 

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