Borough Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Borough Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the borough'; v. Burrough for other forms.
William atte Bergh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard atte Bury, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William atte Burgh, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameBorough Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 299 | 1:1,212,237 | 86,130 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
Borough (70) may also be a first name.
Borough Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the borough'; v. Burrough for other forms.
William atte Bergh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard atte Bury, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William atte Burgh, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John atte Burgh, Wiltshire, ibid.
(3) Local, 'of Bury,' with a similar but earlier origin.
Adam de la Bury, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de la Bury, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Geoffrey de la Burg, Devon, ibid.
Richard de la Burg, Devon, ibid.
1646. Married — Thomas Burye and Hannah Parmenter: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1748. — Edmund Berry and Mary George: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Local. "In Scotland the name is limited and never attained to any eminence" (Scot. Nat.). Robert de Burghe of Lanarkshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 212). William Burgh witnessed confirmation of a charter by Robert Herys of date 1498 (Bamff, p. 39), Gilbert Burgh was a follower of Campbell of Lundy, 1529 (RSS., II, 59), and Malcolm Burghe, a rebel, was rescued from officers of the law in 1630 (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 560). Four individuals of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunkeld, James Burgh (1714—1775), author, born at Madderty, Perthshire.
(English) Dweller at 1 a Stronghold or Fortified Place [Middle English borgh, burgh, Old English burh, burg-Scandinavian borg] 2 (occasionally) a Hill [Middle English bergh, O.E, beorh, beorg = Scandinavian berg]
Otherwise Tusard. Hubert de B., the great Earl of Kent t. Henry III., was descended from a family which held Burgh, Causton, &c., in Norfolk, by the service of finding a mounted cross-bow-man for the king’s army for 40 days, and had so held those estates from the time of Henry I. These estates being divided between the family of Tusard and that of De Burgh, it appears that the former was the original Norman name, retained by one branch (See Testa de Neville, 293). William Tusard, t. William I., had issue Robert de Burgh and Gerard Tusard, to whom the above lands seem to have been granted by Henry I. (Testa, 293). The latter was a benefactor to Castle Acre, and left descendants named Tusard. The former’s lands passed to his brother Rainald de B., father of William de B., whose son Rainier was father of Hubert de Burgh, the great Earl of Kent. All these persons are mentioned in Blomefield’s Norfolk. From this house descended the Lords Burgh or Borough of Gainsborough.
Borough Demographics
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Borough Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borough Come From? nationality or country of origin
Borough is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Borough? popularity and diffusion
Borough is the 674,066th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name Borough is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Borough are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 70 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 1,212,237. In The United States Borough is most common in: California, where 27 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent live and Jamaica, where 4 percent live.
Borough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Borough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borough surname increased 249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Borough Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Borough last name are 8.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.07% registered with the political party.
The amount Borough earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $53,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,427 CAD per year.
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