Borden Surname

21,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Borden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Borden' a parish in Kent, near Sittingbourne. (2) Local, 'of Bordean,' a tithing in the parish of East Meon, near Petersfield, Hampshire.

Richard Bordon, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Borden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,1141:17,1672,174
Canada1,7191:21,4342,949
Philippines1,1321:89,43315,582
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Honduras2201:40,0751,135
Australia1331:202,97519,846
England781:714,33440,171
Chile771:228,7857,030
Colombia431:1,111,0259,613
Cayman Islands341:1,879244
Panama341:115,0664,183
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Austria191:448,18144,644
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Guam121:13,3432,098
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
France51:13,284,544357,392
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
China41:341,830,39216,990
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9871:12,5961,626

The alternate forms: Bordèn (1) & Bördén (10) are calculated separately.

Borden (1,028) may also be a first name.

Borden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Borden' a parish in Kent, near Sittingbourne. (2) Local, 'of Bordean,' a tithing in the parish of East Meon, near Petersfield, Hampshire.

Richard Bordon, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Bordon, Wiltshire, ibid.

Richard Bordun, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1750. Married — John Canewood and Ann Borden: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One who came from Borden (swine pasture hill), in Kent.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From bor-den, the fat, i. e. fruitful, hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Borden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borden (Russian: Борден) is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Bordèn or Bördén. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Borden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,332nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 285,015 people. The surname Borden occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Borden live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Borden is also the 250,249th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 1,028 people.

Borden is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 21,114 people, or 1 in 17,167. In The United States Borden is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent live, Alabama, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Borden occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Borden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Borden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Borden last name expanded 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 108 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Borden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Borden last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Borden last name are 8.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Borden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.32% less than the national average, earning R 115,692 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.66% less than the national average, earning $16,650,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bordèn941/
Bourden92173/
Bordaen926/
Bordien925/
Bordeen923/
Boorden921/
Borrden921/
Bordemn921/
Bgorden921/
Bordden920/
Boerden920/
Bordenn920/
Bordesn920/
Bordn911/
Bördén8910/
Bordiehn86209/
Bourdien863/
Burden8328,173/
Bordin8315,574/
Worden8315,141/
Barden8314,849/
Berden833,205/
Bordne8380/
Bordyn8347/
Bärden8311/
Vorden838/
Bordem836/
Uorden833/
Bourdn833/
Bordín832/
Bordhn831/
Bordenova807/
Bourdenne801/
Bourdin7712,889/
Bardien77773/
Bording77643/
Beerden77532/
Bordina77357/
Bardeen77340/
Bordihn77310/
Bordinc77212/
Berdien77186/
Beurden77174/
Borduin77122/
Bordînc77102/
Burdeen7783/
Voorden7754/
Berdeen7746/
Bordion7742/
Bordyna7710/
Worrden772/
Vordeen772/
Burdenn772/
Burdien772/
Borzdin772/
Bardenn772/
Buirden771/
Burdden771/
Bharden771/
Baerden771/
Burdent771/
Borrdin771/
Boordin771/
Vohrden771/
Bourdín771/
Berdden770/
Wohrden770/
Bardent770/
Vorrden770/
Bardden770/
Bordint770/
Behrden770/
Boordem770/
Wourden770/
Baarden770/
Whorden770/
Bardn7337/
Berdn734/
Wordn733/
Burdn731/
Burdienė717/
Baharden715/
Baurdien714/
Bourdina713/
Bordnova712/
Boordina711/
Wourdeng711/
Bahrdeen711/
Barrdien711/
Bhardeen711/
Wourdeen710/
Bordding710/
Warden6723,071/
Bardin6715,364/
Berdin6711,350/
Burdin679,258/
Varden671,481/
Bardyn671,431/
Bordim671,298/
Burdyn67853/
Vurden67220/
Barzdienė67207/
Bardem6764/
Bordinova6763/
Berdén6730/
Bördin6722/
Wordin6721/
Bärdén6716/
Burdenova6715/
Bardén6714/
Bardenova6710/
Bordynova678/
Burdén676/
Wordén676/
Vordem675/
Burdeń675/
Bardhn674/
Burdem673/
Bardín673/
Bärdne673/
Burtdn672/
Wordem672/
Bardne671/
Bardnt671/
Berdín671/
Burdenová671/
Burzdienė671/
Bordyń671/
Bardeń671/
Bahardien671/
Burdne670/

Borden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Borden in the Russian language
Борденborden-

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Borden Reference & Research

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