How common is the surname Borman?

2,655 people in the United States had the surname Borman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,288 Americans. It ranked 11,797th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Borman?

Frank Borman, American astronaut (1928–2023), followed by Brittany Borman.

Where is the surname Borman most common?

Wikidata records people named Borman in the United States.

Is the surname Borman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,537 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,655 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Borman

A surname, carried by 2,655 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Borman is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,655 people named Borman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,288 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,537.

#11,797

rank among US surnames

2,655

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,388)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,789	Sweigart	2,658	116,157
#11,792	Grossi	2,657	116,201
#11,793	Leavell	2,656	116,245
#11,797	Borman	2,655	116,288
#11,799	Janda	2,654	116,332
#11,801	Feagin	2,653	116,376
#11,804	McEwan	2,652	116,420

Who is named Borman

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

94% of people named Borman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bormans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Borman
American astronaut (1928–2023)
Brittany Borman
American javelin and discus thrower, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Borman

Borman has the Soundex code B655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B655.

Questions

How common is the surname Borman?: 2,655 people in the United States had the surname Borman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,288 Americans. It ranked 11,797th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Borman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Borman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Borman?: Frank Borman, American astronaut (1928–2023), followed by Brittany Borman.
Where is the surname Borman most common?: Wikidata records people named Borman in the United States.
Is the surname Borman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,537 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,655 in 2010, up 4.7%.