Bourdon Surname
Approximately 23,818 people bear this surname
Bourdon Surname Definition:
Geoffry, John, Arnald, Sylvester, Osbert, Ranulph Bordon, and others in Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William B. in Nortliants, Reginald and Roger in Gloucester 1199, RCR.
Bourdon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 16,661 | 1:3,987 | 305 |
| Canada | 3,175 | 1:11,605 | 1,733 |
| United States | 2,426 | 1:149,406 | 15,389 |
| Belgium | 697 | 1:16,494 | 2,527 |
| Germany | 116 | 1:694,013 | 53,217 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Mauritius | 88 | 1:14,698 | 3,101 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Switzerland | 64 | 1:128,327 | 12,782 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Colombia | 36 | 1:1,327,058 | 10,324 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:5,188 | 903 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
The alternate forms: Bourdón (3) are calculated separately.
Bourdon (151) may also be a first name.
Bourdon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Geoffry, John, Arnald, Sylvester, Osbert, Ranulph Bordon, and others in Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William B. in Nortliants, Reginald and Roger in Gloucester 1199, RCR.
Bourdon Demographics
Average Male Bourdon Height
176.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bourdon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bourdon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bourdon (Russian: Боурдон) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Bourdón. Click here for further possible spellings of Bourdon.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourdon? popularity and diffusion
Bourdon is the 22,799th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 305,968 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Bourdon are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 151 people.
Bourdon is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 16,661 people, or 1 in 3,987. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 19 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Normandy, where 14 percent live. Aside from France it is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Bourdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bourdon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bourdon surname expanded 2,554 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 284 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bourdon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bourdon last name are 9.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.64% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bourdon earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $26,035,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.87% less than the national average, earning $44,780 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bourdon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bourdon in the Russian language | ||
| Боурдон | bourdon | - |
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