How common is the surname Borda?

1,193 people in the United States had the surname Borda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,798 Americans. It ranked 21,790th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Borda most common?

Wikidata records people named Borda in Spain.

Is the surname Borda getting more or less common?

More common. 990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,193 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Borda

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,193 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Borda is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Borda, from Basque borda (“hamlet”).

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,193 people named Borda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 258,798 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 990.

#21,790

rank among US surnames

1,193

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+20.5%

change since 2000 (was #23,831)

Who is named Borda

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Borda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Bordas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Itxaro Borda
Basque writer, born 1959

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Borda

Borda has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Borda come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Borda, from Basque borda (“hamlet”).
How common is the surname Borda?: 1,193 people in the United States had the surname Borda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,798 Americans. It ranked 21,790th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Borda?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Borda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Borda?: Itxaro Borda, Basque writer.
Where is the surname Borda most common?: Wikidata records people named Borda in Spain.
Is the surname Borda getting more or less common?: More common. 990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,193 in 2010, up 21%.