How common is the surname Borland?

4,014 people in the United States had the surname Borland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,917 Americans. It ranked 8,253rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Borland?

Wes Borland, American musician, followed by Solon Borland.

Where is the surname Borland most common?

Wikidata records people named Borland in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Borland getting more or less common?

More common. 3,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,014 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Borland

A surname, carried by 4,014 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Borland is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,014 people named Borland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,917 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,707.

#8,253

rank among US surnames

4,014

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,223)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,248	Durkee	4,017	76,860
#8,249	Prickett	4,016	76,879
#8,250	Edison	4,015	76,898
#8,253	Borland	4,014	76,917
#8,254	Murphey	4,013	76,936

Who is named Borland

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

90% of people named Borland identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Borlands

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wes Borland
American musician, born 1975
Solon Borland
American politician (1808-1864)
Carroll Borland
American actress (1914-1994)
Hal Borland
American journalist and writer, 1900–1978
Polly Borland
Australian photographer (born 1959)

Notable Borlands come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Borland

Borland has the Soundex code B645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B645.

Questions

How common is the surname Borland?: 4,014 people in the United States had the surname Borland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,917 Americans. It ranked 8,253rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Borland?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Borland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Borland?: Wes Borland, American musician, followed by Solon Borland.
Where is the surname Borland most common?: Wikidata records people named Borland in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Borland getting more or less common?: More common. 3,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,014 in 2010, up 8.3%.