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Noble surnames, such as Bourgogne, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Bourgogne, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Bourgogne. 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 Bourgogne family originally lived in the province of Bourgogne, known in the English speaking world as Burgundy.
The surname Bourgogne was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where they held a family seat as a noble family. They were Lords of the Manor of Nivernais from early recorded time.
The family grew and prospered, and by 1370 two main branches formed, the Counts and Barons of Bourgogne and the Marquis of Faulain.
Two of the more notable descendants of the family were: Louis, Duke of Bourgogne, 1682-1712, who was the grandson of Louis XIV and father of Louis XV and whose instructor was François Fénélou de Salignac, philosopher and Man of Letters; and François Bourgoing, 1585-1662, who was a French theologian and one of the founders of the Order of the Oratory.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bourgogne research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1314, 1441, 1633, 1672, 1691, 1693 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Bourgogne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Bourgoin, Bourgoine, Bourgoing, le Bourgoing, Bourgoins, Bourgoines, Borgoin, Borgoine, Borgoing, le Borgoing, Bourgogne, Bourgognes, le Bourgogne, le Bourgognes, Borgognes, Borgogne, le Borgogne, le Borgognes, Bourgagne, Bourgagnes, Bourgone, Bourgones, Borgone, Borgones, Bourgon, Bourgons, Bourgonne, Bourgonnes, Borgon, Borgone, Borgonne and many more.
Notable amongst the family at this time was
In France, the name Bourgogne is the 6,104th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: