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Bogdan Name Meaning

Polish Rusyn Croatian Serbian Slovenian and Romanian; Ukrainian (standard transliteration Bohdan): from the common Slavic personal name Bogdan composed of the elements Bog ‘God’ + dan ‘given’ and thus equivalent to Greek Theodōtos ‘given by God’. In North America this surname may also be a shortened form of any of Slavic patronymics from this personal name e.g. Serbian and Croatian Bogdanić and Bogdanović (see Bogdanovic ). Compare Bogden and Bogdon . Hungarian (Bogdán): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Bogdány in Abaúj Pest Szabolcs and Veszprém counties or in Máramaros now in Romania. It is also found in Slovakia where it is also spelled Bogdáň and Bogdaň. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of numerous places in Belarus and Poland called Bogdany.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Bowden, Boda, Jordan, Bodin, Bogin, Boden, Logan, Bagan, Bogen

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You can see how Bogdan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bogdan family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Bogdan families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 14 Bogdan families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 88% of all the recorded Bogdan's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Bogdan families in 1911.
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What did your Bogdan ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Bogdan. 50% of Bogdan men worked as a Laborer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Laborer
    50%
  • Farmer
    50%
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Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Bogdan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Bogdan in 1943 was 26, and 80 in 2004.

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