The Bor surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 430 people carried this name — #48,995 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 19% from 360 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 263 people named Bor.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
222 people named Bor have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 270 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Bor live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 27 people named Bor live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Tucumán.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Bor,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Bor 1877–1921 · cobbler -
Jan Bor 1886–1943 · writer -
Dezső Bor 1888–1974 · conductor
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Pál Bor 1889–1982 · artist
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Louis Bor 1892–1941 · official
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Norman Loftus Bor 1893–1972 · botanical collector
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bor.
When the index is not enough
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