Boulanger Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Boulanger last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Boulanger last name
Meaning of the Boulanger last name: baker. Boulanger is a French occupational surname for a baker, from boulanger, someone who shaped bread into balls (boule). Northern France favoured this term over the southern fournier. The last name is familiar through the composer Lili Boulanger and the teacher Nadia Boulanger.
Arms associated with the Boulanger name
French heraldry loved the fleur-de-lis, the lion and bold bands of colour, and coats of arms associated with the Boulanger surname grew in that tradition; even the words of a blazon come from Old French.
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Boulanger name FAQ
What does the Boulanger name mean?
Baker. Common variants include Boulenger, Boulangier.
Where does the Boulanger surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Boulanger coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Boulanger coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).