Gourdon Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Gourdon is best understood alongside Gordon: both are Scottish spellings of one family name. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Gordon ("spacious fort")”.

• The same family of names includes Gorden and Gordan.
• Records show Gourdon as one of the forms Gordon took over time.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Gourdon name

Arms linked to Gordon and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Gourdon family name pack.