The Borger surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,466 people carried this name — #12,557 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 119,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,523 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 89 people named Borger 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Borger.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
44 people named Borger have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 70 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
20 people named Borger live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 the Nordic population registers
89 people named Borger is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Borger in American newspapers,
1911–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,632 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Borger,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elias Annes Borger 1784–1820 · writer -
Elias Annes Borger 1784–1820 · writer
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Šalamoun Borger 1862–1940
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Vilém Borger 1867–1940
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Marek Borger 1879–1940
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Heřman Borger 1881–1940
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Borger.
- Boretti 105 · U.S. census
- Borey 256 · U.S. census
- Borg 4,843 · U.S. census
- Borga 265 · U.S. census
- Borge 1,179 · U.S. census
- Borgella 328 · U.S. census
- Borges 12,337 · U.S. census
- Borghese 345 · U.S. census
- Borghesi 176 · U.S. census
- Borghi 459 · U.S. census
- Borgia 1,032 · U.S. census
- Borgna 122 · U.S. census
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