Explore the Family Name Borash

The meaning of Borash

Americanized form of Polish Boraś or Boroś, Borosz, all based on the Slavic name element bor ‘to fight’ (see Bora 1 and Boros 4), or of their Germanized forms Borasch, Borosch.

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How common is the last name Borash in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Borash experienced a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 75,695 in popularity, but dropped to 77,522 a decade later, indicating a decrease of 2.41%. Despite this drop in ranking, the count of people with the Borash surname actually increased over this period, from 237 people in 2000 to 247 people in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 4.22%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was an 11.11% decrease from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,695	#77,522	-2.41%
Count	237	247	4.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borash

The ethnicity associated with the surname Borash also saw minor changes during the same period according to Decennial U.S. Census data. The ethnicity most commonly identified with this surname is White, comprising 97.89% of individuals with this name in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.36% in 2010. No significant change was noted for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, as they each maintained a 0% presence within the Borash surname population for both years. Similarly, no individuals with the surname Borash were reported to identify with two or more races during this time.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.89%	96.36%	-1.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%