Badour
English
Etymology
Two possible origins:
- A surname of French origin, from an altered form of Bédard, from a variant of Old French baudour (“joy, boldness”), or, alternatively, a habitational surname from a small village in Corrèze.
- Variant of Badr, a surname of Arabic origin.
Proper noun
Badour (plural Badours)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Badour is the 40610th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Badour is most common among White (93.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Badour”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 81.