Borders Surname

42,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,232 people bear this surname

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

Borders Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boarder,' a bordar, a cottager; v. Boardman. Old French bordier; Domesday, bordanus. One who tenanted a cottage at his lord's pleasure, rendering menial service; v. Bordar, Historical English Dictionary

William le Border, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Borders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0881:29,9853,725
England541:1,031,81650,675
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Wales111:281,32115,850
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4301:35,1184,173

Borders (27) may also be a first name.

Borders Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boarder,' a bordar, a cottager; v. Boardman. Old French bordier; Domesday, bordanus. One who tenanted a cottage at his lord's pleasure, rendering menial service; v. Bordar, Historical English Dictionary

William le Border, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1570. Married — Peter Bowrder and Francis Browne: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1647. — Thomas Mapsonne and Elizabeth Bordder: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

(English) One who held a cottage in the English manor, at his lord's pleasure, for which he rendered menial service.

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

Borders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borders is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borders? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,577th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 595,777 people. The last name Borders occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Borders live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Borders is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 27 people.

Borders is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 12,088 people, or 1 in 29,985. In The United States Borders is most frequent in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, Kentucky, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Borders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Borders has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 845 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Borders surname are 22.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Borders earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourders931/
Bordders931/
Bourdiers882/
Barders865/
Burders862/
Worders861/
Bordors860/
Bordars860/
Berders860/
Borduirs801/
Warders7183/
Varders711/
Bardarsch630/
Bardorsz534/
Burdirch530/
Bardorsch506/

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Borders Reference & Research

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