Meaning of Last Name

Bourne is a family name, which may refer to: * Aleck Bourne (1886-1974), British gynecologist and writer tried in a landmark 1938 case for an illegal abortion * Ansel Bourne, 19th century American evangelical preacher, among the first documented cases of multiple personality and amnesia * Benjamin Bourne (1755-1808), American jurist and member of the House of Representatives for Rhode Island * Bob Bourne (born 1954), National Hockey League player * Daniel Bourne (born 1955), American poet and translator * Evan Bourne, stage name of American professional wrestler Matt Sydal * Francis Bourne (1861—1935), English prelate of the Catholic Church * Frank Bourne (1854-1945), British soldier and last known survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift * George Bourne (1780–1845), American abolitionist and editor * Hugh Bourne (1772–1852), joint founder of Primitive Methodism, the largest offshoot of Wesleyan Methodism * J. R. Bourne (born 1970), Canadian actor * James Bourne (born 1983), British singer-songwriter * Jason Bourne, fictional character created by Robert Ludlum * John Bourne (artist) (born 1943), British artist and painter * Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (1855-1940), U.S. Senator from Oregon * Matthew Bourne, British choreographer * Nick Bourne (born 1952), British politician * Peter Bourne (born 1939), anthropologist, writer, and civil servant * Possum Bourne (1956-2003), New Zealand rally car driver * Randolph Bourne (1886-1918), American Progressivist writer and essayist * Robert Bourne (developer) (born 1950), British property developer * Samuel Bourne (1834-1912), British photographer of India * Shae-Lynn Bourne (born 1976), Canadian ice dancer * Stephen R. Bourne, British born computer scientist who created the Bourne Shell in Unix