Show ContentsBardet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Bardet, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Bardet, 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 Bardet family derived their surname from the place-name Bardot, a place in Perigord.

Early Origins of the Bardet family

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

Early History of the Bardet family

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Bardet 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 Bardet family

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Bardet Ranking

In France, the name Bardet is the 966th most popular surname with an estimated 5,419 people with that name. 1


United States Bardet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bardet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Paul Bardet, aged 30, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
Bardet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Frank Bardet, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bardet (post 1700) +

  • Martial Bardet de Maison-Rouge, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Martial Bardet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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