Burden Family History
Burden Name Meaning
(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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Name Distribution of Burden Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Burden families
 72 - 141  25 - 71 |
 1 - 24  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Burden families
|
275 - 547 92 - 274 |
1 - 91 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Burden families
|
23 - 43 8 - 22 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Burden Family Origin
Burden Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Burden
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Burden Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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