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BORLAND

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There are approximately 2,921 people named Borland in the UK. That makes it the 3,336th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 46 are named Borland.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Borland surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Cor. Br. Local) The high land; the swelling or rising land; from bor, swelling, rising, and land. If from the Saxon, it signifies the land belonging to the common people. Bordlands were lands which the lords kept in their hands for the maintenance of their board or table. Borland is the name of a village in Fifeshire, Scotland, whence the family may have originated.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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