Bordier Surname History

Origins Available:
England

Bordier is a name that was formed by the Anglo-Saxon society of old Britain. The name was thought to have been used for someone who once worked as a cottager or someone who was a tenant.

Early Origins of the Bordier family

The surname Bordier was first found in Somerset, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bordier family

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Bordier Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bordier include Border, Borders, Boarder, Bordere, Bowrder, Bordder and many more.

Early Notables of the Bordier family

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Bordier Ranking

In France, the name Bordier is the 1,737^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,492 people with that name. 1

Bordier migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bordier were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Bordier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Claude Bordier, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)