German: probably a variant spelling of Bartner, an
occupational name for a (battle) axe maker, from an agent derivative
of Middle Low German barde, Middle High German barte
‘axe’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The bordner name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the bordner family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the bordner last name.