Bourreau is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bourreau
No. of characters: 8
Origin: France
Meaning: The name is common in Deux-Sèvres and in the departments of Centre and Loire (37, 41, 49). One can certainly see an executioner, but it should rather make a variant of Bourrel (11, 81, 34), which seems to have been a Christian name in the Middle Ages (see Borreil). The relationship with the wad or homespun, often mentioned by specialized dictionaries, does not seem appropriate, given the frequency of the surname. Alternative: Boureau (37, 85, 79).

How popular is Bourreau?

Bourreau is common in France.

Bourreau is ranked 107195 on our list.

Bourreau is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 3844 people have been found who wears Bourreau as their family name. Bourreau is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
1,017,904 United States6
9,185 Hong Kong2
139,444 Brazil2
42,479 Greece1
91,024 Belgium1
897,276 Russia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
6,033 Benin1
14,644 Tunisia1
81,201 Switzerland1
36,678 Singapore1
38,841 Scotland1
172,258 Germany1
4,942 Libya1
49,529 Israel1
20,172 Hungary1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
107,506 England27
3,830 Luxembourg20
144,062 Canada16
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with thousands of Bourreau:
1,917 France3,662
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 Bourreau is a surname that is vocalized form of executioner in old french harness collierce name designating the harness.

Bourreau Namesakes

  • François-Xavier Bourreau, Cinematographer
  • Jaques Bourreau, Author
  • Richard Bourreau, Musical Artist

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