Borsley Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Borsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Borsley Last Name Facts

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

Borsley is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borsley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Borsley live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Borsley is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 52 percent live, Essex, where 17 percent live and Derbyshire, where 13 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Borsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Borsley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Borsley
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