The Borys surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 851 people carried this name — #28,131 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is down 4% from 884 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
5,586 people named Borys have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 6,875 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 79 people named Borys.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Lot-et-Garonne.
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.
Who carried it
People named Borys,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adam Borys 1909–1986 · military officer -
Klemens Borys 1874–1928 · trade unionist
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Władysław Borys 1911–1939
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Barbara Borys-Damięcka 1937–2023 · politician
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Bogusław Borys 1938– · physician
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Stan Borys 1941– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Borys.
- Borsa 270 · U.S. census
- Bort 680 · U.S. census
- Bortoli 148 · U.S. census
- Bortolotti 199 · U.S. census
- Bortolussi 179 · U.S. census
- Bory 236 · U.S. census
- Bos 3,792 · U.S. census
- Bosca 111 · U.S. census
- Boscardin 100 · U.S. census
- Bosch 7,312 · U.S. census
- Bosche 237 · U.S. census
- Boschetti 310 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Borys is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.
