Borde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Borde family

The surname Borde was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor in the region of Lyonais. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. The name Borde is derived from the word "bordo" which means "shore, bank."

Early History of the Borde family

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Borde Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Borde, Bordes, de la Borde, de Borde, de Bord, Bord, de la Bord, des Bord and many more.

Early Notables of the Borde family

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Borde Ranking

In France, the name Borde is the 1,471^st most popular surname with an estimated 3,958 people with that name. 1

Borde migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Borde Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Borde, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1807
Francois Borde, who settled in New Orleans in 1822
ions Borde, aged 23, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1827 2
I M Borde, aged 34, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Pedro Borde, aged 28, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 2

Borde migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Borde Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jacqueline Borde, who arrived in Quebec in 1651

Contemporary Notables of the name Borde (post 1700) +

Percival Sebastian Borde (1922-1979), American (Trinidad born) dancer, and composer
Constance Borde, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats Abroad, 2000
Connie Borde, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Democratic National Committee from Democrats Abroad, 2008; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats Abroad, 2008
Antoine Jean-Baptiste Aubugeois de La Borde, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
François Borde (b. 1899), French rugby player
Charles Borde (1711-1781), French Philosopher

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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Antoine Borde. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html