Find out how popular the last name Borchardt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Borchardt.

Borchardt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Borchardt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Borchardt in America

Borchardt is the 7997th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Borchardt surname appeared 4,136 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Borchardt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Borchardt to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Borchardt

The surname Borchardt is of German origin and dates back to the 13th century. It is believed to have originated from the German word "bord," meaning "border" or "edge," and may have been an occupational name for someone who lived near a border or on the outskirts of a town or village.

The earliest known record of the name Borchardt can be found in the town of Borken, located in the northern part of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The name was first mentioned in a document from 1295, referring to a man named Heinrich Borchardt.

During the Middle Ages, the name Borchardt was most commonly found in the regions of Saxony and Brandenburg, which were part of the Holy Roman Empire at the time. It is likely that the name spread to other parts of Germany as people migrated or relocated for various reasons, such as trade or military service.

In the 16th century, the name Borchardt appeared in several historical records, including the Nuremberg Chronicles, a famous illustrated world history book published in 1493. One notable individual with this surname was Hans Borchardt, a merchant and city councilor who lived in the city of Lübeck in the late 15th century.

Another prominent figure with the surname Borchardt was Johann Gottfried Borchardt, a German mathematician and physicist who lived from 1761 to 1823. He is best known for his contributions to the field of calculus and his work on the Borchardt-Huygens formula.

In the 19th century, the name Borchardt gained further recognition through the achievements of the German chemist and industrialist Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, who was born in 1817 and died in 1880. He is credited with developing several important chemical processes and founding the Borchardt Chemical Company in Berlin.

Other notable individuals with the surname Borchardt include the German artist and sculptor Rudolf Borchardt (1876-1945), known for his contributions to the Expressionist movement, and the American mathematician Oskar Borchardt (1868-1923), who worked on the theory of algebraic integers.

Throughout its history, the surname Borchardt has undergone various spelling variations, such as Borchard, Borchart, and Borchert, reflecting regional dialects and linguistic changes over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Borchardt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Borchardt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Borchardt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Borchardt has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Borchardt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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