# Borden (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/borden/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,500 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,352 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,919 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.0% (15,342 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɔɹ.dən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Borden in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Borden in the United States and Canada.

## People named Borden

- Robert Borden, 8th prime minister of Canada (1854–1937)
- Lizzie Borden, American murder suspect (1860–1927)
- Olive Borden, American actress (1906–1947)
- Amanda Borden, American gymnast
- Gail Borden, American inventor (1801–1874)
- Mary Borden, American writer (1886–1968)
- Eugene Borden, American actor (1897-1971)
- Lynn Borden, American actress
- Lizzie Borden, American filmmaker (born 1958)
- Eddie Borden, American actor (1888–1955)
- Sting, American professional wrestler

## Similar surnames

Braden, Bearden, Burden, Barden, Borton, Bourdon, Bryden, Broaden, Bredin, Boardman, Bordner, Bordonaro.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.