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

Borchert, 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 Borchert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Borchert in America

Borchert is the 11516th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Borchert surname appeared 2,731 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 Borchert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Borchert 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 Borchert

The surname Borchert is of German origin, first appearing in the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the Old German words "borh" meaning hill or small mountain, and "hart" meaning hardy or brave. As such, the name Borchert would have initially referred to someone who lived near a hill or small mountain and was hardy or brave in character.

The earliest records of the name Borchert can be found in the town of Borchen in the Paderborn region of what is now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 1258, a document from the Abdinghof monastery in Paderborn mentions a "Hermannus de Borchten", likely an early bearer of the surname.

By the 15th century, variations of the name such as Borchert, Borcherd, and Borchart had spread to other areas of Germany, including Saxony and Brandenburg. The 1497 census records of the town of Halle, Saxony list a "Hans Borchert" among its residents.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname was Johannes Borchert, a Protestant theologian and reformer born in Mühlhausen, Thuringia in 1585. He was a prominent figure in the early years of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.

Another notable bearer of the name was Friedrich Borchert, a German composer and organist who lived from 1698 to 1761. He served as the organist at the Marienkirche in Lübeck and composed numerous works for organ and choir.

In the 19th century, the Borchert surname became associated with the city of Hamburg, where several prominent families bearing the name resided. Johann Borchert, born in 1817, was a successful merchant and shipowner in the city.

Wolfgang Borchert, a German author and playwright, was one of the most famous bearers of the surname in the 20th century. Born in 1921 in Hamburg, he is best known for his works depicting the struggles of post-World War II Germany, such as the play "Draußen vor der Tür" (Outside the Door).

Another individual of note was Hans-Joachim Borchert, a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union party, who served as the Minister of Finance for West Germany from 1976 to 1978.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Borchert

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

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 Borchert 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 Borchert 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 Borchert was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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