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

Borisch, 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 Borisch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Borisch in America

Borisch is the 121590th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Borisch surname appeared 142 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Borisch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Borisch 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 Borisch

The surname Borisch originates from Germany and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "borsch," which means "beet" or "beetroot." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who cultivated or sold beetroots.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Borisch can be found in the parish records of Pomerania, a historical region in modern-day Germany and Poland. In 1583, a certain Hans Borisch was mentioned in the baptismal records of the town of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland).

Another early reference to the name Borisch can be found in the records of the city of Hamburg, where a merchant named Johann Borisch was documented in the 1620s. This indicates that the name was already well-established in various parts of northern Germany by the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, a notable figure with the surname Borisch was Johann Gottfried Borisch, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1714 to 1785. He was a professor at the University of Halle and published several works on theology and metaphysics.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Carl Friedrich Borisch, a German artist who lived from 1818 to 1896. He was known for his landscape paintings and was a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts.

In the 19th century, one of the earliest known Americans with the surname Borisch was August Borisch, who was born in Prussia in 1824 and emigrated to the United States in the 1850s. He settled in Wisconsin and worked as a farmer.

Throughout history, variations in the spelling of the surname have been observed, such as Borish, Borrisch, and Borisch. Additionally, some places in Germany, such as villages or townships, may have derived their names from the surname Borisch or vice versa, but specific examples are not widely documented.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Borisch

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

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

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