Borrowman Surname
Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname
Borrowman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buryman,' i.e. boroughman, a man dwelling within the borough; v. Berry, (a) Possibly official from the bearer of the name occupying some position akin to a borough-reeve. As a rule a Westcountry name.
Read More About This SurnameBorrowman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 680 | 1:533,028 | 44,312 |
| Canada | 196 | 1:187,988 | 18,553 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:82,366 | 6,014 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 130 | 1:28,794 | 2,514 |
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Borrowman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buryman,' i.e. boroughman, a man dwelling within the borough; v. Berry, (a) Possibly official from the bearer of the name occupying some position akin to a borough-reeve. As a rule a Westcountry name.
Robert Buryman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Buryman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1587-8. Samuel Beriman, or Berriman, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1615. Hugh Birriman, or Berriman, Somerset, ibid.
1732. Mr. John Berryman: St. Antholin (London).
1774. Married — John Shaw and Elizabeth Berriman: St. George, Hanover Square.
1784. — Gerard Maley and Elizabeth Berryman: ibid.
1807. — George Richards and Margaret Borrowman: St. George, Hanover Square.
William Borovman held a land in Montrose in 1437 (REB., II, p. 56). John Borowman was one of an inquest to determine the rights of pasturage which the Temple lands had over the adjoining town and territory of Letter in 1461 (Strathendrick, p. 222). William Borrowman was a baker in Edinburgh, 1673 (Edinb. Marr.), and John Borrowman is recorded in Neather Stewartoune, 1696 (Inquis., 7757). In old Scots a borrowman was a burgess, or burgage tenant.
BORROWMEN: A carrier of barrows.
Borrowman Demographics
Average Borrowman Salary in
United States
$39,237 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Borrowman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borrowman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Borrowman occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Borrowman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 326,114th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,392,584 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Borrowman reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Borrowman is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 680 people, or 1 in 533,028. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 19 percent live, Nevada, where 16 percent live and Utah, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Borrowman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Borrowman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borrowman surname grew 1,447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 291 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Borrowman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Borrowman last name are 25.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.9% registered with the political party.
The amount Borrowman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.07% less than the national average, earning $39,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $49,021 CAD per year.
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