Badour History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

The surname Badour is a local type of surname; it is derived from the local geography near where the original bearer lived or held land. Old records show the name Badour was derived from the Old French word bad, which meant "open." The original bearer, therefore, lived in open land. The verb "badar" is from the "Occitan" dialect of Old French, found in the southeast of France.

Early Origins of the Badour family

The surname Badour was first found in Provence, where this distinguished family have been seated since very early times.

Early History of the Badour family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Badour research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1378, 1462, 1535, 1539, 1607 and 1626 are included under the topic Early Badour History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Badour Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Badet, Baddet, Baddett, Baddette, Badette, Badett, Badeig and many more.

Early Notables of the Badour family

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Badour migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Badour Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Andrew Marquette BaDour, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1910 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Badour (post 1700) +

Phillip A. Badour, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Oconto County, 1902

Citations +

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)