How common is the surname Bourdeau?

2,062 people in the United States had the surname Bourdeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,731 Americans. It ranked 14,478th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bourdeau?

Mia Love, American politician (1975–2025).

Where is the surname Bourdeau most common?

Wikidata records people named Bourdeau in the United States.

Is the surname Bourdeau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,771 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,062 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Bourdeau

A French surname, carried by 2,062 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bourdeau is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,062 people named Bourdeau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,731 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,771.

#14,478

rank among US surnames

2,062

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+16.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,474	O'Hanlon	2,063	149,659
#14,478	Kelson	2,062	149,731
#14,485	Garten	2,061	149,804

Who is named Bourdeau

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Bourdeau identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bourdeaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mia Love
American politician (1975–2025)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bourdeau

Bourdeau has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bourdeau come from?: Bourdeau is French in origin.
How common is the surname Bourdeau?: 2,062 people in the United States had the surname Bourdeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,731 Americans. It ranked 14,478th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bourdeau?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Bourdeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bourdeau?: Mia Love, American politician (1975–2025).
Where is the surname Bourdeau most common?: Wikidata records people named Bourdeau in the United States.
Is the surname Bourdeau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,771 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,062 in 2010, up 16%.