Burdet: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Burdet is how some branches of the Burdett family came to write their name. At root, the name means “Little Burde”. Burdet drops the “t” of Burdett, a simplification that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Birdett.

INSEE counts 980 people born in France with the Burdet surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960. There were 63 such births in the 1890s and 62 in the 1990s.

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