Bourdon Family History
Bourdon Name Meaning
French: from Old French bourdon, a word with several
meanings, from any or each of which the surname could have arisen:
‘pilgrim’s staff’, as a nickname for a pilgrim; ‘bumblebee’, as a
nickname for someone thought to resemble the insect in some way; and
‘bagpipes’, as a metonymic occupational name for a piper or
pipe-maker.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Bourdon Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bourdon families
 22 - 42  8 - 21 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Bourdon families
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22 - 41 8 - 21 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Bourdon Family Origin
Bourdon Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Bourdon
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Bourdon Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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