How common is the surname Bourdon?

2,034 people in the United States had the surname Bourdon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,792 Americans. It ranked 14,631st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bourdon?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Bourdon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Bourdon most common?

Wikidata records people named Bourdon in the United States.

Is the surname Bourdon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,034 in 2010, up 8.2%.

The surname Bourdon

A French surname, carried by 2,034 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bourdon is more common than 91% 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 2,034 people named Bourdon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,792 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,879.

#14,631

rank among US surnames

2,034

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,544)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,624	McQuillen	2,035	151,718
#14,631	Lyda	2,034	151,792
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867

Who is named Bourdon

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

81% of people named Bourdon identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bourdons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rob Bourdon
American drummer, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bourdon

Bourdon has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bourdon come from?: Bourdon is French in origin.
How common is the surname Bourdon?: 2,034 people in the United States had the surname Bourdon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,792 Americans. It ranked 14,631st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bourdon?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Bourdon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bourdon?: Rob Bourdon, American drummer.
Where is the surname Bourdon most common?: Wikidata records people named Bourdon in the United States.
Is the surname Bourdon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,034 in 2010, up 8.2%.