The burden Surname
burden Name Meaning and History
- (of Norman origin) from the Old French personal name Burdo (oblique case Burdon), probably of Germanic origin, but uncertain meaning.
- nickname for a pilgrim or one who carried a pilgrim’s staff, Middle English, Old French bourdon.
- habitational name from any of various places called Burdon or Burden. Burden in West Yorkshire and Great Burdon in County Durham are named with Old English burh ‘stronghold’, ‘fortified place’ + dun ‘hill’; Burdon in Tyne and Wear is named with Old English b¯re ‘byre’ + denu ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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