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Bourgeois

in Louisiana

There are 4,893 people with the last name "Bourgeois" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

NameRank
Bourgeois 58
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  1. is 54th most common Alexander
  2. is 55th most common Hill
  3. is 56th most common Rogers
  4. is 57th most common Evans
  5. is 58th most common Bourgeois
  6. is 59th most common Jenkins
  7. is 60th most common Reed
  8. is 61st most common Morris
  9. is 62nd most common Sanders

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bourne, Bourque, Bourassa, Bourke, Bourland, Bourg, Bourn, Bourdeau, Bourdon, Bourquin

Most Common First Names for Bourgeois

Michael, John, Mary, Joseph, Robert, David, James, Paul, Donald, Thomas

Meaning & History

French: status name from Old French burgeis ‘inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a (fortified) town’, ‘burgess’ (from bourg ‘fortification’).

FOREBEARS The records of Beaupré, Quebec, for 1667 document a Bourgeois from Picardy, with the secondary surnames Le Picard and Le Grand Picard. Another bearer of the name, from the Périgord region of France, is recorded in La Durentaye in 1697 with the secondary surname Laverdure.In LA, the name can be traced back to the early 18th century; most present-day bearers of the name are believed to be descended from refugees from Acadia in the mid 1760s.

Recent Searches for "Bourgeois" in Louisiana

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Michael Bourgeois, LA (6 searches)
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