Borradaile Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Borradaile Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Borrowdale,' a chapelry in the parish of Crosthwaite, Cumberland, six miles from Penrith.

1547. Robert Borodall and Margaret Braryge: Marriage Lic. (London).

1603. Edmund Slyfeld and Martha Borowdale: Marriage Lic.

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Borradaile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England741:752,94741,527
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Borradaile Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Borrowdale,' a chapelry in the parish of Crosthwaite, Cumberland, six miles from Penrith.

1547. Robert Borodall and Margaret Braryge: Marriage Lic. (London).

1603. Edmund Slyfeld and Martha Borowdale: Marriage Lic. (London).

1684. William Rimes and Rebecca Borradale: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

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

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Borrowdale (Cumb. and Westm.) = the Valley of the Stronghold [Old English burh, burg = Old Norse borg, a stronghold + Old English dal-Old Norse dal-r, a valley] There are remains of an old camp at Castle Dykes, from which the river (Borrow) and the dale are said to have taken their name.—Nat. Gaz., sub nomine Borrow­dale, Westm.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Borrowdale, a chapelry in Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Borradaile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borradaile is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Borradaile click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borradaile? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,206,588th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Borradaile live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Borradaile is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Borradaile is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent are found, Maryland, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States Borradaile occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Borradaile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Borradaile has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borradaile surname expanded 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borradaile Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Borradaile are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Borradaile earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning R 260,016 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $45,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $56,629 CAD per year.

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