Bourassa Surname

44,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Bourassa Surname User-submission:

Southern French: from a diminutive of French Bourrasse (see Bouras).

Greek: variant of Booras. Southern French and Catalan (Bourras): from Occitan bourras, Catalan bourràs 'frieze', a type of coarse reddish brown woolen cloth with long hairs (Late Latin burra 'coarse untreated wool'), applied as a nickname for someone who habitually wore brown or a metonymic occupational name for a worker in the wool trade.

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Bourassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7,8171:4,714671
United States3,6871:98,30710,936
England131:4,286,005132,302
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
France61:11,070,454349,096
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Fiji11:894,3914,568
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Bourassa (22) may also be a first name.

Bourassa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Southern French: from a diminutive of French Bourrasse (see Bouras).

Greek: variant of Booras. Southern French and Catalan (Bourras): from Occitan bourras, Catalan bourràs 'frieze', a type of coarse reddish brown woolen cloth with long hairs (Late Latin burra 'coarse untreated wool'), applied as a nickname for someone who habitually wore brown or a metonymic occupational name for a worker in the wool trade.

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Bourassa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bourassa occurs most in Canada. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourassa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,761st most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 627,804 people. Bourassa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Bourassa reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Bourassa is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

The last name Bourassa is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 7,817 people, or 1 in 4,714. In Canada Bourassa is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 76 percent live, Ontario, where 7 percent live and Alberta, where 7 percent live. Barring Canada it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Bourassa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bourassa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bourassa surname increased 4,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bourassa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bourassa surname are 4.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Bourassa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $47,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $43,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourrassa9444/
Bouhrassa944/
Bourhassa941/
Bourasssa941/
Bourassau940/
Bourasa93109/
Borassa935/
Burassa933/
Bourrassat892/
Bourassi881,834/
Bourasse88847/
Bourasso8815/
Baurassa884/
Bourasas884/
Bourassé884/
Bourrasa882/
Borassat882/
Bourossa881/
Borrassa881/
Boorassa881/
Borassay881/
Bourasau881/
Vourassa880/
Borasa86422/
Burasa86166/
Bourrasseau8485/
Bourrassaud8424/
Bourrassaut8412/
Bourashad82415/
Bouraissi82273/
Bourasset82105/
Bourrasse8248/
Bouhrassi8238/
Bouratsis8217/
Bourrassé825/
Bhourasia821/
Bourassey821/
Bourassie821/
Bourausia821/
Borasseau820/
Barassa80323/
Borassi80218/
Bouraza8092/
Borasat8068/
Bourasi8049/
Borasad8048/
Borossa8043/
Burassi8031/
Burasai8022/
Bourase8020/
Burasha8017/
Bhurasa8014/
Borasai8014/
Borrasa8013/
Burasas8011/
Borasia8010/
Borasse808/
Borases807/
Burgasa807/
Burausa806/
Borasso806/
Buraisa805/
Borasha804/
Burasać804/
Borasas804/
Borasau804/
Borasaj803/
Borasap803/
Borasay803/
Bhorasa802/
Burrasa801/
Buratsa801/
Borassy801/
Burasis801/
Bouraso801/
Baurasa800/
Boutrassit78170/
Bourrasset78128/
Bourgaisse785/
Bourazza751,042/
Burgassi75907/
Bhorasat75482/
Borrasso75131/
Borossay7552/
Bayurasa7522/
Bourousa7522/
Bourosse7521/
Burrasso7514/
Barassat7513/
Borrasas756/
Buraisay756/
Bahrassa755/
Bhurasah754/
Beurasah754/
Bourgase754/
Bhurasha753/
Bhurasat753/
Bhorasha752/
Bhourase752/
Baurasai752/
Bourashi752/
Burashat752/
Barrassa752/
Bouracha752/
Burgasse751/
Borasath751/
Bhorasay751/
Bourrase751/
Borasces751/
Boraseis751/
Bourrasi751/
Bourasee751/
Borrassó751/
Bierassa751/
Bhurasay751/
Baurasis751/
Barassad751/
Barassai751/
Barassoa751/
Baroussa751/
Barassah751/
Bourraza751/
Borascha751/
Burrasse750/
Baurasau750/
Bourroussat741/
Boutrasseyt741/
Barasa71141,377/
Borase7184,178/
Boraso711,194/
Borasi71923/
Buraza71692/
Burase71313/
Buraso71192/
Worasa71170/
Burasi71102/
Borosa7163/
Bourousse7156/
Vourassou7127/
Bourousas7126/
Wourassou7125/
Bouroussi7124/
Bourgaise7118/
Bourachau7112/
Burashahu7110/
Borasy716/
Burasy713/
Bourousis713/
Boraza713/
Bourachad712/
Batrassah712/
Borosseau711/
Bhurashah711/
Bhorasatt711/
Uarasa711/
Wurasa711/
Vurasa711/
Borasahiy711/
Burashesh711/
Bourousos711/
Boutraset711/
Bourazzah711/
Bourashed711/
Bourashid711/
Burosa711/
Bouraycha711/
Vaurrassa710/
Bhurase672,940/
Barrasa672,374/
Burasit671,851/
Barassi671,626/
Borzasi67993/
Borashe67510/
Borasiy67490/
Bargasa67440/
Bharasa67381/
Borasio67346/
Bourazi67274/
Bourrousse67264/
Baurasi67233/
Barasia67212/
Burosse67151/
Burgasi67145/
Barassó67102/
Burasho6788/
Barasha6772/
Burasee6771/
Barasat6768/
Barasad6750/
Warassa6750/
Bayrasa6750/
Borasci6744/
Buraisi6743/
Barasso6740/
Borrase6737/
Barasau6737/
Barossa6736/
Boraser6731/
Buratso6731/
Borashi6728/
Barasah6728/
Borrasi6727/
Barasay6727/
Barasap6726/
Burgase6724/
Bhorase6722/
Boraseu6722/
Barases6720/
Baraisa6720/
Vorasai6720/
Huarasa6719/
Borossy6719/
Burasip6718/
Borasit6718/
Burashi6717/
Bhurasi6717/
Bhurasy6717/
Baurase6714/
Vorasah6713/
Barasse6712/
Borasei6712/
Bourrachau6712/
Worasat6711/
Boraiza6710/
Borraza6710/
Wurasia6710/
Barasas679/
Bouraze679/
Boreisa678/
Burashe678/
Barasai678/
Bourace678/
Burasiy677/
Baratsa677/
Borased677/
Bairasa676/
Burasio676/
Borasee676/
Boraseh676/
Barasis675/
Borossi675/
Boratso675/
Beirasa674/
Borasih674/
Burasih674/
Burousseau674/
Borraso674/
Boratsi674/
Boracha673/
Baraasa673/
Barausa673/
Vorasad673/
Vorasat673/
Boerase672/
Bhorasi672/
Borosse672/
Buracha672/
Burraso672/
Burgasí672/
Worasai672/
Worasap672/
Burosso671/
Burraza671/
Buraseh671/
Borrása671/
Boorase671/
Beerasa671/
Basrasa671/
Boirasi671/
Baarasa671/
Vurasad671/
Vorassi671/
Bouracy671/
Vurasia671/
Boerasi671/
Varassa671/
Borasep671/
Borasey671/
Borasie671/
Borasoy671/
Borazai671/
Burgosa671/
Burgasè671/
Burgasé671/
Burasid671/
Buračas671/
Buraasi671/
Buraise671/
Buirase671/
Bourosi671/
Bouroutsis671/
Bourachaud671/
Borosai671/
Borrasé671/
Baharassai671/
Barasaz671/
Barasga671/
Barasaa671/
Worrasa671/
Bouhraicha671/
Bhorosa671/
Wurasat671/
Vorasap671/
Uarasha671/
Worasas671/
Booyarasai671/
Borrosa671/
Borgosa670/

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