Bortree Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bortree Surname User-submission:

The Bortree surname comes from the word bourtree, alternatively spelled boretree, a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia, fruit used for wines and jellies, black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder, Sambucus nigra.

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Bortree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Bortree Surname Meaning

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The Bortree surname comes from the word bourtree, alternatively spelled boretree, a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia, fruit used for wines and jellies, black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder, Sambucus nigra.

The surname was given because the first Bortree, then spelled Boretree, was a foundling found under a bourtree.

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Bortree Last Name Facts

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

Bortree is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bortree? popularity and diffusion

Bortree is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Bortree is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bortree reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 2,308,656. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and North Carolina, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live.

Bortree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bortree has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bortree surname expanded 176 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bortree Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bortree surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

Bortree earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.01% less than the national average, earning $36,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boirtree930/
Bartree865/
Bortrer861/
Bartreet801/
Bortress801/
Bertre77350/
Burtre77117/
Bartre776/
Bartres71147/
Bartret7138/
Barthre717/
Borthra713/
Bartrey712/
Bertrey711/
Bourtra711/
Bortris711/
Bertreu710/
Berthreu6727/
Bartrett674/
Bartreux670/
Barthred670/
Bortraud670/
Bartress670/

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