Bourdeau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The history of the Bourdeau family goes back to the Medieval landscape of southern France, to a region known as Languedoc. It is derived from the family living in Languedoc.

Early Origins of the Bourdeau family

The surname Bourdeau was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Bourdeau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bourdeau research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1413, 1516, 1521, 1526, 1543, 1561, 1750, 1762, 1770, 1824, 1848, 1852, 1861, 1906 and 1910 are included under the topic Early Bourdeau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bourdeau Spelling Variations

There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Bourdage, Bordage, Bourdages, Bourda, Bourdac, Bourdan, Bourdon, Bourdet, Bourdier, Bourderie, Bourdillot, Bourdillon, Bourdeille, Bourdeau, Bourdeaux, Bourdelle, Bourdette, Bourdarias, Bourdeu, Bourdales and many more.

Early Notables of the Bourdeau family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Gilbert Bourdeaux, a priest in 1750...
Pierre-Alpinien-Bertrand Bourdeau was a man of politics who, born in 1770 in Haute-Vienne (Rochechouart), became a lawyer and took part in the first revolutionary movements...
Antoine-François Bourdeau was a man of politics in La Châtre in 1762...
Jean Bourdeau, born in Limoges in 1848, was an intellectual whose numerous works can be categorized into three subjects: German questions, philosophical questions, and social questions...
Louis Bourdeau was a sociologist and a philosopher in 1824 in Rochechouart...
Godefroy-Claude-Bernard Bourdeaux, a general born in 1852, was made colonel in 1906, Governor of Dijon three years later, and named brigadier general in 1910...

Bourdeau World Ranking

In the United States, the name Bourdeau is the 11,737^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Bourdeau is ranked the 610^th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Bourdeau is the 2,069^th popular surname with an estimated 3,039 people with that name. 3

Bourdeau migration to the United States +

By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Bourdeau has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bourdeau were

Bourdeau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacques Bourdeau, who arrived in America in 1796 4
James Bourdeau, who arrived in America in 1796 4

Bourdeau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Leonard L. Bourdeau, aged 33, who landed in America from Clermont Ferrand, France, in 1907
Marie CH. Bourdeau, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Clermont Ferrand, France, in 1907
Henri Bourdeau, aged 1, who settled in America from Clermont Ferrand, France, in 1907
Henri Bourdeau, aged 1, who landed in America from Clermont Ferrand, France, in 1907
Marie Ch. Bourdeau, aged 27, who immigrated to America from Clermont Ferrand, France, in 1907
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Bourdeau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bourdeau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Pierre Bourdeau, son of Élie and Marie, who married Anne Besnard, daughter of René and Marie, in Quebec on 21st October 1676 5
Jean Bourdeau, son of Simon and Françoise, who married Marguerite Vivier, daughter of Pierre and Marguerite, in Charlesbourg, Qubec on 18th June 1697 5

Bourdeau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Bourdeau, son of Pierre and Anne, who married Thérèse Carpentier, daughter of Noel and Jeanne, in Champlain, Quebec on 7th January 1713 5
Louis Bourdeau, son of Pierre and Anne, who married Marguerite Boissel, daughter of Claude and Marguerite, in Quebec on 8th August 1717 5
Dominique-Isaac Bourdeau, son of Abraham and Catherine, who married Marie-Françoise Coulon, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in Chambly, Quebec on 20th January 1718 5
Pierre Bourdeau, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Levitre, daughter of Guillaume and Geneviève, in La Prairie, Quebec on 24th April 1719 5
Dominique Bourdeau, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Madeleine Perras, daughter of Jean and Madeleine, in La Prairie, Quebec on 6th November 1724 5
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bourdeau (post 1700) +

Brigadier-General François Bourdeau (1882-1953), French Commanding Officer during World War II 6
Jean Bourdeau (1848-1928), French writer, and translator
Pierre Alpinien Bertrand Bourdeau (1770-1845), French Politician, Minster of Justice in 1829
Alexandre Bourdeau (b. 1978), Quebec politician, member of the provincial legislature
Marc Bourdeau, Canadian pianist, chamber musician and accompanist
Yvan JP Bourdeau, Canadian banking executive, President and Chief Operating Officer of BMO Nesbitt Burns (Bank of Montreal) from 1999

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) FranÃ§ois Bourdeau. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Bourdeau/Fran%C3%A7ois-Robert/France.html