Bourdman Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bourdman 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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Bourdman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Bourdman 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

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

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

Bourdman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bourdman is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bourdman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourdman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Bourdman live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Bourdman is most common in: Wisconsin, where 100 percent reside. Beside The United States Bourdman occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Bourdman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bourdman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bourdman last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Burdman93558/
Bordman93494/
Bordmann88160/
Burdmann889/
Boordman881/
Bourdmam880/
Boerdman880/
Bourdmone824/
Boordmand820/
Bardman80123/
Wordman8038/
Vurdman802/
Bordmon800/
Baardman752,693/
Woerdman75175/
Beardman75150/
Bardmann7527/
Vurdhman754/
Woordman754/
Bierdman752/
Wordmann752/
Burgyman751/
Wuerdman751/
Baartdman714/
Bierdmann711/
Wardman671,903/
Vardman6771/
Beierdmann671/
Behardmand671/
Bardmon670/
Vardhman63126/
Wardmann632/
Baardmon631/
Wardmajn631/
Beardmon630/
Vardhmane59238/
Wierdmann592/
Wardhmane591/
Wardmam531/
Wardmond500/

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