Bourbon Family History
Bourbon Name Meaning
French: habitational name from a village in Allier, the site of the
(now ruined) castle of Bourbon, or from another place so named, for
example one in Saône-et-Loire. The place name is of uncertain
origin, according to Dauzat derived from a ‘Celtic and pre-Celtic’
element borb- describing a well or hot spring. Many bearers of
the surname claim a connection with the former French royal family,
but the name is also derived from residence in these villages and from
the Bourbonnais, a former province in central France around Bourbon in
Allier.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Bourbon Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bourbon families
 6 - 9  3 - 5 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Bourbon families
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10 - 17 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Bourbon Family Origin
Bourbon Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Bourbon
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Bourbon Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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