Bolduc
A French-Canadian surname most likely from a place-name or local nickname, best known in North America through Quebec and New England families.
The #6,321 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 57,165 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Bolduc is a French surname found especially in Quebec and among French-Canadian descendants. It is commonly treated as a locational or regional surname from a French place-name or from a local name that was later inherited as a family name. The exact root is not certain from general evidence alone, but the name clearly belongs to the French onomastic tradition rather than being an occupational surname.
History
The surname is strongly associated with French Canada, where many families of this name were established from the colonial period onward. From Quebec it also spread into New England and other parts of North America through migration. A number of bearers have carried the name in Canadian public life, which helped keep it familiar regionally.
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Fun fact
Bolduc is one of several French-Canadian surnames that became especially visible in North America through migration rather than through large numbers in France itself.