Bourdillon Surname

298,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Bourdillon Surname Definition:

Descendants of the Rev. Jacob Bourdillon, minister of a refugee congregation in London, who left France in consequence of the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

Bourdillon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8681:76,52410,751
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
England681:819,38343,863
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Wales101:309,45316,869
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Bourdillon (122) may also be a first name.

Bourdillon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendants of the Rev. Jacob Bourdillon, minister of a refugee congregation in London, who left France in consequence of the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bourdillon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bourdillon is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bourdillon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourdillon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bourdillon is the 298,559th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,715,722 people. Bourdillon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Bourdillon live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 844,248th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 122 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 868 people, or 1 in 76,524. In France Bourdillon is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 41 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Apart from France it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Bourdillon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bourdillon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bourdillon surname expanded 272 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bourdillon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bourdillon surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Bourdillon earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 53.44% more than the national average, earning R 364,620 per year and in United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

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