Bardon Family History

Bardon Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Bardon in Leicestershire named with Old English berg ‘hill, mound, barrow’ + dūn ‘hill’, meaning ‘barrow hill’. English: variant of Barden.

Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Bárdáin, see Barden.

French: from a derivative of the Old French personal name Bard(e), ancient Germanic Bardo from barta ‘battle axe’ (see Bard).

German: of French origin (see 4 above) or a variant of Pardon.

Spanish (Bardón): probably a topographic name, augmentative of barda ‘thorn’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bardin, Cardon, Barton, Baron, Ardon, Baldon, Barron, Bardo, Pardon, Badon

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Where is the Bardon family from?

You can see how Bardon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bardon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bardon families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 61 Bardon families living in Yorkshire. This was about 34% of all the recorded Bardon's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Bardon families in 1891.

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What did your Bardon ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bardon. 50% of Bardon men worked as a Bricklayer and 87% of Bardon women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bardon were Farm horseman and Unpaid domestic work.

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Bricklayer

50%

Farm horseman

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

87%

Unpaid domestic dutie

Unpaid domestic work

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Census Record

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What is the average Bardon lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Bardon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Bardon in 1945 was 26, and 80 in 2004.

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Bardon Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Bardon in Leicestershire named with Old English berg ‘hill, mound, barrow’ + dūn ‘hill’, meaning ‘barrow hill’. English: variant of Barden.

Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Bárdáin, see Barden.

French: from a derivative of the Old French personal name Bard(e), ancient Germanic Bardo from barta ‘battle axe’ (see Bard).

German: of French origin (see 4 above) or a variant of Pardon.

Spanish (Bardón): probably a topographic name, augmentative of barda ‘thorn’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Bardon family from?

What did your Bardon ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Bricklayer

50%

Farm horseman

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

87%

Unpaid domestic dutie

Unpaid domestic work

What Bardon family records will you find?

What is the average Bardon lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Bardon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Bardon in 1945 was 26, and 80 in 2004.

Bardon Family History

Bardon Surname Meaning

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Bardon Surname Meaning

49,000 record(s) for Bardon

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Where is the Bardon family from?

What did your Bardon ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bardon lifespan?

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