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Borges Surname Meaning

Catalan: habitational name from any of several places called Borges in Catalonia (Spain) for example Les Borges Blanques in Lleida or Les Borges del Camp in Tarragona, plural of Borge.

Portuguese: habitational name from any of the places called Borges of uncertain etymology (compare 1 above). In some cases perhaps also a reference to an immigrant from Bourges in France (documented in the 14th century).

German: from a short form of the medieval personal name Liborius (see Liborio), the name of the patron saint of the city of Paderborn.

Danish: from the German patronymic Borchers.

English: variant of Burgess.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Borges families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Borges family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Borges families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Borges families living in Warwickshire. This was about 26% of all the recorded Borges's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Borges families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Borges. 100% of Borges women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Borges life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Borges in 1951 was 46, and 74 in 2004.

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