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    The surname Borden

    A surname, carried by 15,500 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɔɹ.dən/ 2 syllables Soundex B635

    Borden: #2,352 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Borden #2,352, 15,500 people Borden: #2,352 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Borden #2,352, 15,500 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Borden is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,500 people named Borden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,919 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,342.

    #2,352
    rank among US surnames
    15,500
    people in 2010
    5.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,171)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,343Anders15,55419,850
    #2,344Reaves15,55019,855
    #2,345Hough15,54919,856
    #2,346Iverson15,53919,869
    #2,347Monahan15,53319,877
    #2,348Beavers15,53119,879
    #2,349Julian15,52019,893

    Who is named Borden

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

    80% of people named Borden identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bordens

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 1977
    • Gail Borden
      American inventor (1801–1874)
    • Mary Borden
      American writer (1886–1968)
    • Eugene Borden
      American actor (1897-1971)
    • Lynn Borden
      American actress, 1937–2015
    • Lizzie Borden
      American filmmaker (born 1958)
    • Eddie Borden
      American actor (1888–1955)
    • Sting
      American professional wrestler, born 1959

    Notable Bordens come mostly from the United States (10) and Canada (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Borden

    Borden has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Borden?
    15,500 people in the United States had the surname Borden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,919 Americans. It ranked 2,352nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Borden?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Borden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Borden?
    Robert Borden, 8th prime minister of Canada (1854–1937), followed by Lizzie Borden.
    Where is the surname Borden most common?
    Wikidata records people named Borden in the United States and Canada.
    How do you pronounce Borden?
    Borden is /ˈbɔɹ.dən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Borden getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,342 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,500 in 2010, up 1.0%.