Boraston Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Boraston Surname Definition:

From bora'a-ton, the boar's hill; or Bora's-don, the hill of Bora.

Boraston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:456,70530,074
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810

Boraston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From bora'a-ton, the boar's hill; or Bora's-don, the hill of Bora.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Boraston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boraston Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Boraston is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Boraston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boraston? popularity and diffusion

Boraston is the 1,257,535th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Boraston live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 456,705. In England Boraston is most frequent in: Worcestershire, where 21 percent reside, Kent, where 15 percent reside and West Midlands, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Boraston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boraston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Boraston last name rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boraston Last Name Statistics demography

Boraston earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 41.63% more than the national average, earning $70,366 CAD per year.

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