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Origin Of The Surname Burden
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Meaning Of The Surname Burden
Pilgrim
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Interesting
Facts About
Burden
Burden is a surname of French origin and would have been brought across to Britain by invading Normans. It comes from the Old French word ‘bourdon’ which referred to a staff stereotypically carried by a pilgrim. Because of this bourdon got the associative meaning of ‘pilgrim’. And the surname could have come from the use of this word as a nickname. Many nicknames became hereditary surnames as they were an easy way to distinguish people. |
Burden Statistics
Burden is the number 1728 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,220 share the surname Burden in the UK.
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