Bourgouin Surname

176,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bourgouin Surname User-submission:

(French) The Bourgouin surname derives from the modern-day region of Bourgogne-Franche-Compté, northeastern France. It means 'one from Burgundy', therefore it is of toponymic origin.

Bourgouin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,4921:44,5195,648
Canada7621:48,3545,867
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Haiti551:194,2537,653
England71:7,959,723202,100
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Bourgouin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(French) The Bourgouin surname derives from the modern-day region of Bourgogne-Franche-Compté, northeastern France. It means 'one from Burgundy', therefore it is of toponymic origin.

- Themrino

Bourgouin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bourgouin occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourgouin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,356th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,002,697 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Bourgouin live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Bourgouin is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 1,492 people, or 1 in 44,519. In France it is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 30 percent live, Île-de-France, where 20 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent live. Besides France this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Bourgouin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bourgouin last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bourgouin last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bourgouin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $40,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.55% less than the national average, earning $41,458 CAD per year.

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