The Bordeaux surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,138 people carried this name — #10,274 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 94,300 people counted. That is up 9% from 2,870 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 615 people named Bordeaux.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Bordeaux live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Bordeaux in American newspapers,
1899–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 191,452 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bordeaux,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Nicolas Bordeaux 1737–1825 · politician -
Raymond Bordeaux 1821–1877 · lawyer -
Henry Bordeaux 1870–1963 · writer -
Nanette Bordeaux 1911–1956 · actor -
Gaston Bordeaux 1851–1924
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Albert Bordeaux 1865–1937 · explorer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bordeaux.
- Bora 627 · U.S. census
- Bord 357 · U.S. census
- Borda 1,193 · U.S. census
- Bordas 557 · U.S. census
- Borde 333 · U.S. census
- Bordeau 1,012 · U.S. census
- Bordenave 482 · U.S. census
- Bordes 637 · U.S. census
- Bordi 162 · U.S. census
- Bordin 113 · U.S. census
- Bordon 426 · U.S. census
- Bordone 119 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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