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

Borjón, 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 Borjón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Borjón in America

Borjón is the 27818th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Borjón surname appeared 863 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 Borjón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Borjón 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 Borjón

The surname Borjon has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France, dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Basque word "bor," meaning "red," and the suffix "-jon," indicating a patronymic name, suggesting it may have initially referred to someone with reddish hair or complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 12th-century manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document mentions a person named "Sancho Borjon" from the village of Sajazarra in the year 1178.

The name also appears in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century census of landholdings and taxpayers in the Kingdom of Castile. This record includes several individuals with the surname Borjon from various towns and villages in the Basque region, such as Álava and Vizcaya.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Juan Borjon (1510-1582), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro. He is recorded as having been granted an encomienda (a system of labor and land grants) in the region of Cajamarca for his services.

Another historical figure was Pedro Borjon (1620-1688), a Basque-born architect who worked in Mexico during the colonial era. He is known for his contributions to the construction of several churches and buildings in Mexico City, including the Colegio de las Vizcaínas and the Convent of La Encarnación.

In the 18th century, there was Martín Borjon (1732-1804), a Spanish military engineer and cartographer who served in the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. He is credited with creating detailed maps of various regions in Spain, as well as participating in fortification projects.

Lastly, a notable bearer of the name in more recent history was Joaquín Borjon Navarro (1894-1966), a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Constituent Cortes of the Second Spanish Republic in the 1930s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Borjón

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

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

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