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

Borquez, 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 Borquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Borquez in America

Borquez is the 16809th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Borquez surname appeared 1,698 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 Borquez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Borquez 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 Borquez

The surname Borquez originates from Spain and is believed to have its roots in the Basque region, where it likely emerged as a place name or a descriptive nickname in the medieval period. The name may derive from the Basque words "bortu," meaning "thick" or "sturdy," and "oke," referring to a hill or elevation, suggesting a possible connection to a fortified location or a well-built structure on a hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Borquez can be found in the 14th century in the Libro del Repartimiento, a document chronicling the distribution of lands and properties after the Reconquista in the Kingdom of Valencia. This indicates that individuals bearing this surname were among the early settlers in the region following the expulsion of the Moors.

In the late 15th century, the Borquez family established a presence in the Canary Islands, with records showing individuals bearing this surname residing in the town of Telde on the island of Gran Canaria. This suggests that the name may have spread from the Iberian Peninsula to the Spanish colonies in the Atlantic.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as the Spanish Empire expanded its reach across the Americas, the Borquez surname traveled with the conquistadors and settlers to the New World. Notable individuals from this period include Diego de Borquez, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Chile in the late 16th century, and Alonso de Borquez, a merchant and landowner who established himself in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico) in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Borquez name gained prominence in the region of Sonora, located in present-day northern Mexico. Juan Bautista de Anza, a Spanish explorer and military officer who led expeditions into present-day Arizona and California, had a wife named Rafaela Borquez. Their son, Juan Bautista de Anza II, followed in his father's footsteps as an explorer and is known for establishing the Anza Trail, a historic route connecting Sonora and California.

Other notable individuals with the Borquez surname include Pedro Borquez, a Spanish-Mexican soldier and rancher who played a pivotal role in the defense of San Diego during the Mexican-American War in the 1840s, and Luz Borquez, a Mexican-American activist and educator who advocated for bilingual education and the rights of migrant workers in the United States during the 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Borquez

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

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

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