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bourbon Name Meaning and History

French: habitational name from a village in Allier, the site of the (now ruined) castle of Bourbon, or from another place so named, for example one in Saône-et-Loire. The place name is of uncertain origin, according to Dauzat derived from a ‘Celtic and pre-Celtic’ element borb- describing a well or hot spring. Many bearers of the surname claim a connection with the former French royal family, but the name is also derived from residence in these villages and from the Bourbonnais, a former province in central France around Bourbon in Allier.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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bourbon Family Facts

Distribution of bourbon Families in the US in 1920
Number of bourbon families
 6-9
 3-5		 1-2
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