Bourbon Surname

57,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bourbon Surname User-submission:

There are several locations named 'Bourbon' in France, the main one being a castle in Allier, which is where the famous monarch gained its name. All these place names are originally from a Celtic word ('borb'), meaning 'hot spring'.

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Bourbon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,6201:10,034964
United States1,1201:323,62429,464
Portugal3961:26,3091,716
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
Haiti611:175,1467,033
Belgium581:198,21826,032
England551:1,013,05650,089
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Australia361:749,88148,970
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
India61:127,844,230863,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Andorra11:83,8382,381
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Bourbon (96) may also be a first name.

Bourbon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are several locations named 'Bourbon' in France, the main one being a castle in Allier, which is where the famous monarch gained its name. All these place names are originally from a Celtic word ('borb'), meaning 'hot spring'.

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Bourbon Last Name Facts

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

Bourbon (Arabic: بربون) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourbon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,576th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 828,789 people. The surname Bourbon occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Bourbon live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 968,397th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 96 people.

The last name Bourbon is most frequent in France, where it is held by 6,620 people, or 1 in 10,034. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Outside of France this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Portugal, where 5 percent are found.

Bourbon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bourbon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bourbon surname expanded 1,723 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bourbon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bourbon last name are 20.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bourbon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.97% more than the national average, earning R 555,996 per year; in United States they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $39,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning $42,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourboin93208/
Bourboun939/
Bourbong931/
Borbon9225,387/
Burbon92205/
Bourboing8811/
Bourboune8810/
Bourbonne884/
Bourban86822/
Borbone86426/
Bourvon86153/
Borboën86132/
Boerbon8631/
Borboen8624/
Bourbom867/
Borboon863/
Borbong862/
Burbond861/
Burboon861/
Buorbon861/
Burboin861/
Burbone861/
Burbonn860/
Borbond860/
Bouyerboun821/
Bourband80140/
Boerboon8049/
Bourbane802/
Bourbang801/
Burboyne801/
Bourbant801/
Butrboon801/
Bourboom800/
Bourbank800/
Baurbonn800/
Barbon7711,092/
Burban774,596/
Borbom77186/
Borbón77127/
Borvon7778/
Borban7763/
Borbun7711/
Burbun774/
Borwon774/
Borbòn773/
Vorbon773/
Burvon771/
Burbom771/
Burbonova7534/
Bourmpoun7532/
Borbonova7515/
Barbone712,860/
Borbane7131/
Burband7115/
Burbant7111/
Wurbong717/
Borband715/
Barboon715/
Vorboon712/
Bourouhane712/
Burbane711/
Burbang711/
Barbonn711/
Burbunk711/
Borvont711/
Bourbanová711/
Barboin711/
Bhurban711/
Borwone711/
Borbant711/
Bourvan711/
Barbosn711/
Burbund710/
Borbank710/
Burbaun710/
Barbotin672,612/
Bourwane6765/
Vourbane6723/
Barbonne6710/
Burbanck678/
Butrwong676/
Beerbohn674/
Barbosin672/
Vuurboon671/
Wourboum671/
Bierboon671/
Barouhon671/
Burbusen671/
Barboten671/

Bourbon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bourbon in the Arabic language
بربونbrbwn-

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