The Borchardt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,136 people carried this name — #7,997 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,930 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

190 people named Borchardt have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 256 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 141
West Pomeranian 19
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 7
Silesian 6
Greater Poland 6
Podlaskie 5
Lower Silesian 4
Warmian-Masurian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 36 people named Borchardt 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 23
City of Buenos Aires 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

20 people named Borchardt live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 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

Bern 7
Zurich 6
Lucerne 4
Solothurn 3

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 print

Borchardt in American newspapers,
1912–1913.

Newspaper page from Deutscher Herold carrying the name Borchardt
Deutscher Herold 1913-11-06
Newspaper page from Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt carrying the name Borchardt
Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt 1912-05-23
Newspaper page from Deutscher Herold carrying the name Borchardt
Deutscher Herold 1913-11-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Borchardt in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

1,116 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Borchardt. The most, 241, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 462
New South Wales 319
South Australia 185
Victoria 121
Tasmania 9
ACT (Canberra) 6
Northern Territory 6
Western Australia 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Borchardt.

Who carried it

People named Borchardt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carl Wilhelm Borchardt
    Carl Wilhelm Borchardt 1817–1880 · mathematician
  • Louis Borchardt d. 1883 · physician
  • Gitel Borchardt d. 1780
  • Moses Maximilian Siegfried Borchardt 1815–1880 · diplomat
  • Carl Borchardt 1816–1899 · photographer
  • Robert Michael Borchardt 1830–1910 · photographer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Borchardt,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States598 records

598 records of the Borchardt name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 296
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 82
  • Other U.S. records 220
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence J. Borchardt

    Born 1918 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, King, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Borchardt

    Arrived at New York in 1865 aboard the Matador from Bremen, aged 62; farmer. From Pomerania, Germany; bound for Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Albert Borchardt

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1892, died 1946; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 598 records for Borchardt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany896 records

896 records of the Borchardt name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 888
  • German emigration and citizenship files 8
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Borchardt

    Born 1887; from Loist, Pyritz. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 27 October 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 9).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Gottfried August Borchardt

    Emigrated to Neustadt, Saxony in 1829.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johanna Caroline Borchardt

    Emigrated to South Australia in 1856.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 896 records for Borchardt in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands51 records

51 records of the Borchardt name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 34
  • Dutch population registers 14
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrikus Borchardt

    Born 1841 in Didam. Married in 1867 in Didam; bricklayer. Died 1872 in Didam, aged 30.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Geertruida Borchardt

    Born 1886 in Nijmegen. Married in 1908 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Friederich Conrad Borchardt

    Born 1883 in Nijmegen. Died 1966 in Arnhem, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 51 records for Borchardt in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia42 records

42 records of the Borchardt name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 22
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 10
  • Other Australian records 10
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henrietta Borchardt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Charlotte Jane, aged 42; German.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Herbert Borchardt

    Carter of Beaconsfield, Victoria; died 1929.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Christian Borchardt

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1875.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Borchardt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France5 records

5 records of the Borchardt name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Adolf Borchardt

    Born 1930 in Germany; died 1993 in La Bassée (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elisabeth Borchardt

    Born 1953 in Germany; died 2001 in Germany.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alfred Borchardt

    Born 1906 in Germany; died 1992 in Masseube (Gers).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Borchardt in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Borchardt name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elsie Borchardt

    Died 1978; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Hugo Hysert Borchardt

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Norway2 records

2 records of the Borchardt name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Wilhelm Borchardt

    Census of 1910: Elvegate, Kristiansand; "reisender", born 1865 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Luise Borchardt

    Census of 1910: Elvegate, Kristiansand; born 1889 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Borchardt name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Nils Erik Borchardt

    Born 1921 in Turku; labourer. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Västanfjärd.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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