Borroughs Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Borroughs Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in, or near, a stronghold or fortified place; dweller on, or near, a hill.

Borroughs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Grenada11:108,5351,793
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Borroughs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in, or near, a stronghold or fortified place; dweller on, or near, a hill.

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

Borroughs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borroughs is found most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Borroughs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Borroughs reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Borroughs is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States Borroughs is most common in: New York, where 23 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States Borroughs is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Borroughs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Borroughs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borroughs last name contracted 24 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borroughs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Borroughs surname are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Borroughs earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $40,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 94.64% more than the national average, earning $96,704 CAD per year.

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