Bondurant

The Bondurant Tribe is represented here by Lord Matthew, Seneschal of Bondurant. The Bondurant Family made themselves famous during the prohibition years in the United States, holding firm to their inherent beliefs in freedom and defending that family's way of life with blood if they had to. The region of Dauphine, in the French Alps, was the ancestral homeland of the prestigious surname Bondurant. The surname Bondurant is a nickname surname, which belongs to the category of surnames known as hereditary surnames. This particular surname was originally derived from the Old French word durant, which means enduring. It was a nickname commonly used for a stubborn, unbending person. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character.