Boreham Surname
Approximately 4,326 people bear this surname
Boreham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boreham,' a parish four miles from Chelmsford, Essex.
Thomas de Borham, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hemet de Borham, Northamptonshire, ibid.
Harvey de Borham, Essex, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBoreham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,339 | 1:23,821 | 3,305 |
| Australia | 1,111 | 1:24,299 | 3,332 |
| United States | 264 | 1:1,372,951 | 95,166 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| New Zealand | 184 | 1:24,610 | 4,301 |
| South Africa | 101 | 1:536,413 | 42,583 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,186 | 1:20,553 | 2,913 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Boreham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boreham,' a parish four miles from Chelmsford, Essex.
Thomas de Borham, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hemet de Borham, Northamptonshire, ibid.
Harvey de Borham, Essex, ibid.
Robert de Borham, Essex, ibid.
1398. John Boram, rector of Bircham, Newton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1745. Married — Samuel Boreham and Mary Phillips: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1779. — Michael Boreham and Elizabeth Syme: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Boreham = the Boar-land or Bár’s Home or Estate [Middle English bore, Old English bár, boar + ham(m, piece of land, or hám, home, estate]
Places in cos. Essex and Sussex.
Boreham Demographics
Average Male Boreham Height
177.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Boreham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boreham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boreham is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boreham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 107,768th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,684,592 people. Boreham is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Boreham are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.
Boreham is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 2,339 people, or 1 in 23,821. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, Essex, where 17 percent live and Suffolk, where 12 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Boreham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boreham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Boreham last name increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,553 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boreham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Boreham surname are 23.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.49% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Boreham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.29% more than the national average, earning R 292,980 per year; in United States they earn 36.3% more than the national average, earning $58,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,410 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borheham | 93 | 1 | / |
| Boream | 92 | 6 | / |
| Bareham | 86 | 1,439 | / |
| Booream | 86 | 25 | / |
| Bereham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Borehamová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bourhaim | 80 | 9 | / |
| Boureiam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Boryam | 77 | 69 | / |
| Borjam | 77 | 37 | / |
| Boriam | 77 | 30 | / |
| Beream | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boreum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boreem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baream | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bourihame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boureim | 71 | 99 | / |
| Booraem | 71 | 77 | / |
| Bouraim | 71 | 21 | / |
| Barhaim | 71 | 12 | / |
| Borheim | 71 | 12 | / |
| Borhoum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bariham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boriyem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Borojem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouraym | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vareham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berhaim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouriem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berhiam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouraîm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boerjam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boreime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barejam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barhaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borroem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boriyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boryame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baryham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bourzaim | 67 | 174 | / |
| Barahiam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bootraum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouraiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baraheam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourryem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourhyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berhaiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barihame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barahaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhariham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barajham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourjeim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathream | 67 | 0 | / |
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