Borstel Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Borstel Surname Definition:

BORSTALL: A winding road up a steep hill-common to many places on the South Downs in Sussex. See Suss. Arch. Coll. ii. 292. Anglo-Saxon beorh stigele, "the hill or mountain path." Also a parish in co. Bucks.

Borstel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8801:91,48311,482
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia301:899,85754,700
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Borstel (20) may also be a first name.

Borstel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BORSTALL: A winding road up a steep hill-common to many places on the South Downs in Sussex. See Suss. Arch. Coll. ii. 292. Anglo-Saxon beorh stigele, "the hill or mountain path." Also a parish in co. Bucks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Borstel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borstel is found most in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Borstel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borstel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 311,195th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,022,765 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Borstel live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe. Borstel is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 880 people, or 1 in 91,483. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live and Hamburg, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Borstel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Borstel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borstel last name expanded 10,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borstel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Borstel surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Borstel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning $49,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning $41,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borstell9365/
Boerstoel88117/
Boursteel880/
Berstel8650/
Bürstel8615/
Worstel862/
Worstell801,050/
Börstell8038/
Burstell8036/
Bershtel8034/
Berstell8021/
Bersztel807/
Berstiel801/
Barstell800/
Berstl771/
Bürstl771/
Woorstell750/
Worshtil6715/
Berschtl6710/
Berstill671/
Worstill670/
Warstell670/
Warstl621/

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