Bardon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Noble surnames, such as Bardon, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Bardon, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Perigord. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Bardon family derived their surname from the place-name Bardot, a place in Perigord.

Early Origins of the Bardon family

The surname Bardon was first found in Périgord, where this ancient family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Bardon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bardon research. Another 240 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1181, 1220, 1572, 1623, 1667 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Bardon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bardon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bardon, Bardone, Bardo, Bardot, Bardoe, Bardos, Bardau, Bardaux, Barddon, Barddone, Barddo, Barddot, Barddoe, Barddos, Barddau, Barddaux, Bardont, Barddont, Bardons, Barddons, de Bardon, de Bardone, de Bardo, de Bardot, de Bardoe, de Bardos, de Bardau, de Bardaux, de Barddon, de Barddone, de Barddo, de Barddot, de Barddoe, de Barddau and many more.

Early Notables of the Bardon family

Notable amongst the name at this time was

Jean-Louis Bardon, Marshal at the King's army

Bardon Ranking

In France, the name Bardon is the 1,450^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,992 people with that name. 1

Bardon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bardon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Claud Bardon, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 2
Jean Bardon, who settled in Louisiana in 1758
Jacob Bardon, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2

Bardon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bardon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mr. Louis Bardon, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 1st May 1642 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Bardon (post 1700) +

Cédric Bardon (b. 1976), French footballer
Louis Bardon, Canadian paratrooper with the Special Service Forces during World War II
John Bardon (b. 1939), English stage and television actor, recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award in 1988
Geoffrey Bardon, Australian school teacher who brought Aboriginal "dot art" to the world
Bardon H. Harper, American Republican politician, Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1967 4

Historic Events for the Bardon family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Charles Thomas Bardon, American Seaman Second Class from Oklahoma, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 5

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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html