Bordman Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Bordman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boardman,' a bordar, a cottager, a tenant in bondage. Found in the Latinized form bondmannus. A villein of the lowest rank; v. Boarder.

1588. George Bordman to Margaret Miltord: St.

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Bordman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Israel991:86,44110,271
Canada701:526,36644,416
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
England181:3,095,448105,421
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:189,50416,696

Bordman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boardman,' a bordar, a cottager, a tenant in bondage. Found in the Latinized form bondmannus. A villein of the lowest rank; v. Boarder.

1588. George Bordman to Margaret Miltord: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1618. Thomas Bordman and Anne Phillippes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1619-20. Samuel Bordman, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1622. William Lyat and Anne Boardman: Marriage Lic. (London).

Samuel Bordman, Norwich, 1657: History of Norfolk.

1674. William Bordman, of Goosenargh: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1755. Married — Thomas Boardman and Elizabeth' Ball: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Boardman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A cottager. See Borde.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

One who keeps a boarding—house.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Bordrman. Bordmen were farmers holding bords or cottages, and paying rent in kind. Borland, Bord- land, or land tenanted by bordmen.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

There was a yeoman family of the name of Boardman in Livesey during last century (A.). John Boardman, Esq., was a boroughreeve of Salford in 1799. Thomas Boardman was a Manchester constable in 1764, and another of the name held the same office in 1796 (B.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bordman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bordman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bordman is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bordman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 621,618th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Bordman live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 1,404,880. In The United States Bordman is mostly found in: Texas, where 19 percent live, West Virginia, where 8 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Bordman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bordman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 3 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bordman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bordman last name are 23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bordman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning $51,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $52,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bordmann93160/
Bourdman933/
Boordman931/
Boerdman930/
Boordmand880/
Burdman86558/
Bardman86123/
Wordman8638/
Berdman8625/
Bordmon860/
Baardman802,693/
Bardmann8027/
Burdmann809/
Woordman804/
Wordmann802/
Berrdman801/
Berdmann801/
Bourdmam800/
Bourdmone754/
Baartdman754/
Wardman711,903/
Vardman7171/
Vurdman712/
Bardmon710/
Vardhman67126/
Vurdhman674/
Wardmann672/
Baardmon671/
Wardmajn671/
Burgyman671/
Vardhmane63238/
Wardhmane631/
Wardmam571/
Wardmond530/

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