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    The surname Borromeo

    A surname, carried by 1,121 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B650

    Borromeo: #22,838 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Borromeo #22,838, 1,121 people Borromeo: #22,838 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Borromeo #22,838, 1,121 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Borromeo is more common than 85.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,121 people named Borromeo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 275,420 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 835.

    #22,838
    rank among US surnames
    1,121
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.3%
    change since 2000 (was #27,235)

    Who is named Borromeo

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

    71% of people named Borromeo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 10% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 71%
    • White (not Hispanic) 10%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.6%
    • Two or more races 7.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Borromeos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Giulio Visconti Borromeo Arese
      (1664-1750)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Borromeo

    Borromeo has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Borromeo?
    1,121 people in the United States had the surname Borromeo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,420 Americans. It ranked 22,838th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Borromeo?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Borromeo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 10% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Borromeo?
    Giulio Visconti Borromeo Arese, (1664-1750).
    Is the surname Borromeo getting more or less common?
    More common. 835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,121 in 2010, up 34%.