Borel is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Borel
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning:

Borel is the variation of Borrell. See Burrell - Plain, rude, unpolished.

'Borel-clerks,' 'lay clerks;' 'borel-folks,' lay men. The Franklin in Chaucer says in his prologue-
"But, sires, because I am a borel man,
At my beginning first I you beseche
Have me excused of my rude speche.
I lerned never rhetorike certain;
Things that I speke, it mote be bare and plain;
I slept never on the mountof Pernaso,
No lerned Marcus Tullius Cicero."

The following quaint passage, written temp. Elizabeth, isput into themouth of a 'plowman,' and illustrates a feature in the ar rangements of our churches—therood-loft interesting to ecclesiologists:

"When Master Paradin began his speech of the crosse he wakened me. I remember well when it stood atthe upper end ofour church body (nave) and had a trim loft for it, with a curten drawne before it to keepe it warme; yea, zur, zutch was the time then, that we borrell folke were taught there was a God upon it, and we must creepe many atime, andmake many offerings of eggs to it for our sinnes."- Ferne's Blazon of Gentrie- Lacie's Nobilitie.

There are however other, and perhaps more probable, etymons for the name. Borel occurs in Domesday as a baptismal name, and a township in Yorkshire is called Burrel. The Baronet's family were seated in Northumberland, but removed into Devon in the XIV and into Sussex in the XV century.

How popular is Borel?

Borel is common in France, United States, Brazil, Switzerland, Belarus, India, Argentina, Russia, Morocco, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago.

Borel is ranked 29491 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Borels grew by 12.27 per cent to 2096 since 2000 and ranked 14286 after elevating 329 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.16 84.09
Black 11.12 11.09
Hispanic or Latino 3.48 2.79
Others 1.15 1.23
Borel is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 18199 people have been found who wears Borel as their family name. Borel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Borel:
550 France10,090
Countries with thousands of Borel:
15,641 United States2,379
4,186 Brazil1,930
1,142 Switzerland1,144
Countries with hundreds of Borel:
2,835 Belarus549
71,002 India365
10,038 Argentina360
53,350 Russia238
42,794 Morocco136
6,755 Ecuador123
1,680 Trinidad and Tobago108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
60,372 Germany97
52,764 Canada57
38,060 Netherlands51
52,584 England51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,676 Spain46
124,033 Philippines46
13,026 Denmark38
24,778 Mexico35
129,783 Ukraine31
14,299 Chile30
14,277 Lithuania25
14,824 Dominican Republic23
15,539 Uruguay18
6,003 Panama18
3,086 French Polynesia18
3,072 Costa Rica17
81,699 Australia16
10,911 Ireland15
41,023 Israel15
69,774 Belgium13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
132,137 Poland10
112,590 Cameroon9
26,217 Estonia8
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Marsana Borel was 38 years old when she migrated to New York on June 22, 1885. She lived in Italy where she worked as laborer and took Chateau Margaux from Bordeaux.

From Germany

Farmer Pauline Borel from France aboard the Irene from Havre. She is registered to be 40 years old when she arrived in New York on February 9, 1853. Paul Borel, aged 24, B. Borel, 26 years old C. Borel, 18 years old Clothilde Borel, U-Mrs Borel (36), Aline Borel (12) Farmer, 35 years old Charles Borel, David Borel, aged 2, and 91 other Borel around 53.75% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and laborer, servant, clerk, cultivator, banker, teacher migrated to US from Havre, Hamburg & Southampton and Havre & Southampton.

Borel Namesakes

  • Petrus Borel, French writer of the Romantic movement
  • Jacques Borel, French author best
  • Daniel Borel, (born February 14
  • Pierre Borel, French savant: a chemist, physician, and botanist
  • Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician
  • Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician,
  • Eugène Borel, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
  • Pascal Borel, German football coach and former footballer
  • Felice Borel, Italian football player who played as a striker
  • Cleopatra Borel, female shot putter from Plaisance, Mayaro
  • Calvin Borel, American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount

Borel Namesakes

  • Petrus Borel, French writer of the Romantic movement
  • Jacques Borel, French author best
  • Daniel Borel, (born February 14
  • Pierre Borel, French savant: a chemist, physician, and botanist
  • Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician
  • Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician,
  • Eugène Borel, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
  • Pascal Borel, German football coach and former footballer
  • Felice Borel, Italian football player who played as a striker
  • Cleopatra Borel, female shot putter from Plaisance, Mayaro
  • Calvin Borel, American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount

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