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Type Surname (from location)
Usage French
Pronounced Pron. /buʁ.bɔ̃/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsBourbons, Bourbont, Bourbone, Bourbo, Burbon, Burbons, Burbont, Burbone, Burbo, Bourbbon, Bourbbons, Bourbbont, Bourbbone, Bourbbo, Burbbon, Burbbons, Burbbont, Burbbone, Burbbo, de Bourbon, de la Bourbon, De Bourbon, de Bourbons, de Bourbont, de Bourbone

Meaning & History

Habitational name for a person mainly from the lordship of Bourbon-l'Archambault in Allier, now a spa town, derived from the Celtic god Borvo, from Proto-Celtic *borvo "froth, foam". It could be from other places containing Bourbon of the same origin.
Added 3/13/2016 by D_Lux
Edited 5/1/2025 by DoingNothing247, Paradiso36 and D_Lux