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    The surname Borges

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 12,337 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B622

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Borges is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    Borrowed from Portuguese and Catalan Borges.

    One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,337 people named Borges in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,026 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,282.

    #2,908
    rank among US surnames
    12,337
    people in 2010
    4.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +20%
    change since 2000 (was #3,196)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,899Donald12,36724,965
    #2,900Foust12,36624,967
    #2,901Sisk12,36524,969
    #2,902Rockwell12,36024,979
    #2,903Ferraro12,35524,990
    #2,904Still12,35424,992
    #2,905Casper12,35124,998

    Who is named Borges

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

    57% of people named Borges identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 36%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Borgess

    25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jorge Luis Borges
      Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
    • Humberlito Borges
      Brazilian association football player, born 1980
    • Breno Borges
      Brazilian footballer, born 1989
    • Micael Borges
      Brazilian actor, born 1988
    • Alexandre Borges
      Brazilian actor, born 1966
    • Graciela Borges
      Actress, born 1941
    • Norah Borges
      Argentine illustrator (1901-1998)
    • Maria Borges
      Angolan model, born 1992
    • Gustavo Borges
      Brazilian swimmer, born 1972
    • Neto Borges
      Association football player, born 1996
    • Cristóvão Borges
      Brazilian footballer, born 1959
    • Ary Borges
      Brazilian association football player, born 1999

    Notable Borgess come mostly from Brazil (19), Argentina (4) and Angola (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Borges

    Borges has the Soundex code B622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B622.

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Borges come from?
    Borrowed from Portuguese and Catalan Borges.
    How common is the surname Borges?
    12,337 people in the United States had the surname Borges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,026 Americans. It ranked 2,908th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Borges?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Borges identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Borges?
    Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986), followed by Humberlito Borges.
    Where is the surname Borges most common?
    Wikidata records people named Borges in Brazil, Argentina and Angola and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Borges getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,337 in 2010, up 20%.