Where Does the Boudrot Surname Come From?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Boudrot, so the heraldry linked to Boudreaux is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Family name meaning

Search old registers for Boudrot and you will soon meet Boudreaux too. Its meaning, shared with Boudreaux, is “Little Boudon / west French place”.

Boudrot is listed among the recognised spellings of Boudreaux. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Boudreau. From 1891 to 2000, 267 births in France were registered under Boudrot.

Want more than a summary? See the Boudrot family name pack.