Explore the Family Name Borer

The meaning of Borer

1. English: occupational name for one whose job was to bore holes in something, from Middle English borer, borier(e) an agent derivative of boren ‘to bore’ (Old English borian). 2. Swiss German: variant of Bohrer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Borer has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Borer was ranked as the 18,340th most common surname in the United States. By 2010, it fell to 19,364th, marking a decrease in popularity by 5.58%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 1,394 in 2000 to 1,397 in 2010, a growth rate of 0.22%. The proportion of people named Borer per 100,000 Americans decreased by 9.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,340	#19,364	-5.58%
Count	1,394	1,397	0.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.47	-9.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borer

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Borer, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there are notable shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this last name identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 96.41% in 2000 to 93.49% in 2010. There was a significant increase in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders, from 0.43% to 1.15%, and Hispanics, from 1.87% to 3.36%. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races dropped slightly from 1% to 0.93%. The data also shows new representation in 2010 for Black individuals at 0.64%, and American Indian and Alaskan Natives at 0.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.41%	93.49%	-3.03%
Hispanic	1.87%	3.36%	79.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	1.15%	167.44%
Two or More Races	1%	0.93%	-7%
Black	0%	0.64%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.43%	0%