Bordes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bordes family

The surname Bordes 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 Bordes is derived from the word "bordo" which means "shore, bank."

Early History of the Bordes family

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Bordes 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 Bordes family

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Bordes Ranking

In France, the name Bordes is the 745^th most popular surname with an estimated 6,593 people with that name. 1

Bordes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bordes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mark Bordes, who settled in Philadelphia in 1811
Josa Bordes, aged 23, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1827 2
M Bordes, aged 34, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Pedro Bordes, aged 28, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 2
Bertrand Bordes, who settled in New Orleans in 1845

Contemporary Notables of the name Bordes (post 1700) +

James E. Bordes, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952 (alternate), 1956
Charles Bordes (1863-1909), French music teacher and composer
Ernest Dominique Bordes (1852-1914), French painter
François Bordes (1919-1981), French scientist, geologist, and archaeologist
Pamella Bordes (b. 1966), Indian-born photographer and former Miss India

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)