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Early Origins of the Bordes family

The surname Bordes was first found in Hessen, where the name Bordes came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Bordes family

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Bordes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bordes, Borddes, Bordess, Baurdes, Baurddes, Borrdes, Baurrdes, Boerdes, Boerddes, Brudes, Bruddes, Brudess, Bruedes, Brueddes, Bruedess, Bawdes and many more.

Early Notables of the Bordes family

Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Bordes were

  • the von Bordes family of Hessen

Bordes Ranking

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


United States 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
  • Pamella Bordes (b. 1966), Indian-born photographer and former Miss India
  • François Bordes (1919-1981), French scientist, geologist, and archaeologist


  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)


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