Explore the Family Name Borjas

The meaning of Borjas

1. Catalan: Castilianized form of Borges. 2. Spanish: variant (plural) of Borja. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Ramon, Adolfo, Alberto, Blanca, Eduardo, Javier, Jesus, Luis, Manuel, Mario.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Borjas has seen a notable increase in popularity over the years. In 2000, Borjas was ranked 11,943rd in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it had jumped to 9,054th, marking an improvement of approximately 24.19%. The number of individuals bearing the surname also grew significantly during this period, from 2,400 in 2000 to 3,609 in 2010, which is an impressive growth rate of about 50.38%. These figures suggest that for every 100,000 Americans, around 1.22 were named Borjas in 2010, up by 37.08% from 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,943	#9,054	24.19%
Count	2,400	3,609	50.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.89	1.22	37.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borjas

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting trends. In 2000, an overwhelming 90.75% of people with the Borjas surname identified as Hispanic, a figure that rose slightly to 93.71% by 2010. Over the same decade, there was a decrease in those identifying as White (from 8.00% to 5.38%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.58% to 0.17%). The proportion of individuals who identify with two or more ethnicities also dropped by 24% during this period. Meanwhile, the Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native communities within the Borjas surname group recorded minor, yet noteworthy numbers in 2010 after having no representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.75%	93.71%	3.26%
White	8%	5.38%	-32.75%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.36%	0%
Two or More Races	0.25%	0.19%	-24%
Black	0%	0.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0.17%	-70.69%