Explore the Family Name Bordley

The meaning of Bordley

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Bordley in Burnsall (Yorkshire), named with the Old English personal name Brorda (Borda by dissimilation) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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

The surname Bordley saw an increase in popularity according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Bordley ranked 44,027 among all surnames, but it climbed to the rank of 39,607 by 2010, a change of approximately 10%. The actual count of individuals carrying the Bordley name also increased from 461 in 2000 to 555 in 2010, a significant growth of over 20%. Additionally, the Bordley name's proportion per 100k people rose by about 11.76%, indicating a heightened prevalence.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,027	#39,607	10.04%
Count	461	555	20.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.19	11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bordley

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows notable changes. The percentage of Bordleys identifying as Black grew by around 6%, from 67.46% in 2000 to 71.53% in 2010. Meanwhile, the White Bordley population decreased by roughly 14%, dropping from 26.46% to 22.88%. Those identifying as having two or more races increased slightly, from 3.9% to 4.32%. There were no Bordleys who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either census year, and in 2010, there was a new emergence of Bordleys identifying as Hispanic at 0.9%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native Bordley population, however, disappeared entirely by 2010 after accounting for 1.3% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	67.46%	71.53%	6.03%
White	26.46%	22.88%	-13.53%
Two or More Races	3.9%	4.32%	10.77%
Hispanic	0%	0.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.3%	0%	0%