About Lourdes
The surname Lourdes is of French origin and is derived from the place name Lourdes, a small town in southwestern France. The name Lourdes is most commonly associated with the Catholic pilgrimage site of Our Lady of Lourdes, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. As a surname, Lourdes likely originated as a locational name for individuals who hailed from or had some connection to the town of Lourdes.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lourdes based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Lourdes in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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