Explore the Family Name Borofsky

The meaning of Borofsky

1. habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Belarus and Ukraine called Borovka, or from one called Borovaya, Borovye, or Borovoe in Belarus, or any other place called with Slavic bor ‘pine forest’. Compare Borovsky. 2. variant of Borowski, a surname which originates from Poland. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic):

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Borofsky saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 86,992 in 2000, its popularity fell by 7.05% to rank 93,125 in 2010. The number of people with this surname also dropped slightly during this period, from 199 to 197, indicating a 1.01% decrease. However, the proportion of people named Borofsky per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,992	#93,125	-7.05%
Count	199	197	-1.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borofsky

The ethnicity associated with the Borofsky surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has shown some adjustment from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, 96.98% of individuals with the Borofsky surname identified as White, but this percentage decreased by 2.64% to 94.42% in 2010. The percentage identifying their ethnic identity as two or more races experienced an increase, rising from 2.51% in 2000 to 3.55% in 2010, a change of 41.43%. No individuals with the Borofsky name reported their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.98%	94.42%	-2.64%
Two or More Races	2.51%	3.55%	41.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%