Bour surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bour surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 715 people carried this name — #32,236 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 688 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 3,279 people named Bour.

62 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 80 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 62
Moselle 1,918
Paris 242
Meurthe-et-Moselle 236
Bas-Rhin 77
Marne 62
Meuse 55
Nord 52
Haute-Marne 50

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 171 people named Bour live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 140
City of Buenos Aires 11
Neuquén 10
Santa Fe 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 36 people named Bour 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 Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 24
Antwerp 6
Flemish Brabant 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Bour,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Armand Bour
    Armand Bour 1868–1945 · actor
  • Alfred Bour
    Alfred Bour 1882–1973 · politician
  • Charles Bour 1814–1881 · draftsperson
  • Edmond Bour 1832–1866 · engineer
  • Léon Bour 1875–1954 · jurist
  • Paul Bour 1884–1959 · caricaturist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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