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The Borel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,096 people carried this name — #14,286 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is up 12% from 1,867 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 4,000 people named Borel.

90 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Hautes-Alpes.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 90
Hautes-Alpes 507
Drôme 304
Puy-de-Dôme 298
Bouches-du-Rhône 288
Paris 277
Isère 254
Vaucluse 228
Haute-Loire 190

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

655 people named Borel live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 203
Neuchâtel 174
Geneva 92
Zurich 51
Bern 49
Fribourg 36
Valais 21
Lucerne 8

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 300 people named Borel 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.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 152
Misiones 34
Mendoza 31
City of Buenos Aires 28
Formosa 22
Río Negro 22
Santa Cruz 11

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

In print

Borel in American newspapers,
1878–1912.

Newspaper page from Stern Des Westlichen Ohio = Star Of Western Ohio carrying the name Borel
Stern Des Westlichen Ohio = Star Of Western Ohio 1908-05-28
Newspaper page from Daily Press And Dakotaian carrying the name Borel
Daily Press And Dakotaian 1878-10-01
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Borel
The Montgomery Advertiser 1912-02-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,438 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Borel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pierre Borel
    Pierre Borel 1620–1671 · physician
  • Antoine-Charles-Thérèse Borel
    Antoine-Charles-Thérèse Borel 1777–1838 · painter
  • Erhard Borel
    Erhard Borel 1793–1861 · politician
  • Antoine Borel d. 1623 · architect
  • Jacques Borel 1725–1776
  • Antoine Borel 1743–1810 · illustrator

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Borel.

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