Explore the Family Name Borth

The meaning of Borth

1. German: perhaps a variant of Barth. 2. North German: topographic name from Middle Low German borde ‘legal and administrative district’ (compare modern German Börde ‘district’), also in the sense of ‘limit’ or ‘border’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Borth saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 19,526th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to 26,143rd place, which is a change of -33.89%. The count of people with the Borth surname also decreased from 1,279 in 2000 to 936 in 2010, a drop of -26.82%. Additionally, the proportion of those with this surname per 100,000 people fell by -31.91% from 0.47 to 0.32.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,526	#26,143	-33.89%
Count	1,279	936	-26.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.32	-31.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borth

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnicity of individuals bearing the Borth surname. In 2000, the majority identified as White at 96.01%, and this figure slightly decreased to 95.19% in 2010. However, there was a considerable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.17% in 2000 to 2.46% in 2010, marking a rise of 110.26%. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races also increased over the decade, from 1.02% to 1.28%. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Borth surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, there was a small percentage (0.64%) identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	95.19%	-0.85%
Hispanic	1.17%	2.46%	110.26%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1.28%	25.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.64%	0%
Black	1.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%