Borrow Surname

262,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Borrow Surname Definition:

= Borough, q.v.

Borrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
England3551:156,95214,819
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Australia1621:166,64017,199
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Wales121:257,87814,969
France41:16,605,680368,153
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:93,7519,645
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:226,21019,119

Borrow (178) may also be a first name.

Borrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Borough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Moravia (Bobrau).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

From Anglo-Saxon burh, burcg, dative byrig, a fort, castle, city, town, court, palace, &c., which is liable to take the form of ber, berry, borough, brough, bury, bur, burg. Hence the surnames Berry, Bury.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Armorially identified with Borough and Burgh.

The Norman People (1874)

Borrow was a common Derbyshire name in the 17th century, and was then well represented in the town of Derby (G.). It is now scarce in this form, but Borough is still a Derby name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Borrow Last Name Facts

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

Borrow is found most frequently in Somalia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Borrow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,280th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,874,613 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 34 percent of Borrow reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Borrow is also the 683,417th most common first name globally, held by 178 people.

The last name Borrow is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 27,453. Excluding Somalia this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Borrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Borrow has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Borrow surname rose 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 131 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borrow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Borrow surname are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Borrow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.55% less than the national average, earning $39,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borrowe927/
Bourrow922/
Borow912,531/
Bourrows862/
Barrow8345,276/
Burrow8314,644/
Borowa831,936/
Berrow83935/
Boorow83198/
Borows8333/
Borgow8321/
Borowe833/
Bourow832/
Borraw831/
Borroff7797/
Burrowa776/
Bhoyrow774/
Booroow774/
Barrowf771/
Bouroow771/
Boorowz771/
Barroow771/
Barrowe771/
Burrouw771/
Bourowa771/
Borrova771/
Borzowa771/
Barrowa771/
Bourows770/
Bottrow770/
Burow735,074/
Barow733,956/
Borov731,369/
Borof7343/
Berow7342/
Bärow7322/
Boraw735/
Boruw734/
Borob731/
Borów731/
Burrouws7116/
Burrrows7110/
Burrowss713/
Burrowsj711/
Beurrows711/
Bourhowa711/
Borofowa711/
Borroibh711/
Borrhoff710/
Barrowss710/
Bhurrows710/
Borzov676,161/
Borova671,575/
Boroff671,163/
Buhrow67891/
Berhow67653/
Barowa67407/
Boroev67363/
Boirov67115/
Varrow6769/
Burows6757/
Bourov6754/
Barraw6746/
Butrow6736/
Batrow6733/
Barrof6729/
Barruw6724/
Bohrov6724/
Borgov6719/
Baroow6717/
Burowa6712/
Barows678/
Borzof677/
Vurrow677/
Borhof677/
Burhow676/
Baerow676/
Boyrov675/
Botrof675/
Barowe675/
Vorrov675/
Bahrow674/
Berrov674/
Burgow673/
Botrov673/
Hborob673/
Barrov673/
Borofe673/
Bosrov672/
Borhov672/
Borovs672/
Barrob672/
Borouf672/
Buroow671/
Boroov671/
Borraf671/
Boorov671/
Bhoraw671/
Bohrob671/
Boirof671/
Boerov671/
Bargow671/
Barouw671/
Bärowa671/
Boroof671/
Borujw671/
Bhorob671/
Barhow671/
Burraw670/
Bourob670/

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