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
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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 occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Borrowman click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Borrowman? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 326,114th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,392,584 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Borrowman live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 533,028. In The United States Borrowman is primarily found in: Illinois, where 19 percent reside, Nevada, where 16 percent reside and Utah, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Borrowman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Borrowman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 291 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Borrowman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Borrowman surname are 25.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.9% being 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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