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Bour Name Meaning

Scottish: status name for someone who lived in a small cottage, from Older Scots bur ‘bower’, ‘cottage’. See also Bower. French (Normandy): nickname from Old Norman French bourc ‘bastard’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bourg, Bur, Court, Boor, Borr, Bough, Hoar, Brue, Bois, Mohr

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Bour Family Origin

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Bour Family Occupations

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  • Dressmaker

    25%

  • Farmer

    25%

  • Gas Works Labourer

    25%

  • Labourer

    25%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Bour family was Labourer. The most common Bour occupation in the UK was Dressmaker. 25% of Bour's were Dressmakers. Dressmaker, Farmer and Gas Works Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bour.

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Bour Historical Records

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Bour Life Expectancy

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Between 1953 and 2004, Bour life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Bour in 1953 was 25, and 84 in 2004.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Bour

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