Borrows Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Borrows Surname Definition:

Genit., or pl., of Borrow = Borough, q.v.

Borrows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4151:134,26013,202
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Australia771:350,59429,558
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Jamaica421:68,3323,418
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales51:618,90625,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:57,8996,817
Wales71:224,0598,079
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Borrows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit., or pl., of Borrow = Borough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Borrows Last Name Facts

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

Borrows occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Borrows click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borrows? popularity and diffusion

Borrows is the 377,677th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Borrows reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Borrows is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 134,260. In England it is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 28 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Beside England Borrows is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Borrows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Borrows has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Borrows surname contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borrows Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Borrows surname is primarily Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States Borrows are 7.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Borrows earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $43,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,177 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourrows932/
Borows9233/
Burrows8669,408/
Barrows8612,602/
Berrows8641/
Bourows860/
Burrowsh8068/
Burrouws8016/
Burrrows8010/
Burrowss803/
Beurrows801/
Burrowsj801/
Barrowss800/
Berroows800/
Bhurrows800/
Burows7757/
Barows778/
Borovs772/
Vorows770/
Borzovs719/
Buhrows715/
Varrows713/
Baroows713/
Burrofs713/
Borhovs712/
Burruws712/
Vurrows712/
Boorowz711/
Buurows711/
Burrowsová711/
Burraws711/
Barrews710/
Barrawzs671/

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