# Borges (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/borges/  
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 | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,337 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,908 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,026 people |
| Change since 2000 | +20% (10,282 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese and Catalan Borges.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Borges 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) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 36% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Borges in Brazil, Argentina, Angola and the United States.

## People named Borges

- Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
- Humberlito Borges, Brazilian association football player
- Breno Borges, Brazilian footballer
- Micael Borges, Brazilian actor
- Alexandre Borges, Brazilian actor
- Graciela Borges, actress
- Norah Borges, Argentine illustrator (1901-1998)
- Maria Borges, Angolan model
- Gustavo Borges, Brazilian swimmer
- Neto Borges, association football player
- Cristóvão Borges, Brazilian footballer
- Ary Borges, Brazilian association football player

and 13 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Burgess, Bridges, Bourgeois, Borjas, Borquez, Burgeson, Barajas, Burgos, Burciaga, Borkowski, Bergquist, Burkes.

## 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.