Borsch (surname)

Borsch
Origin
Language(s)	German from West Slavic
Meaning	from the personal name Liborius;; from the Slavic personal name Borislav
Region of origin	Germany, United States, Austria
Other names
Cognate(s)	Börsch, Porsch

Borsch or Börsch is a German and North American last name^[1]^[2] which is either derived from the first name of Latin origin Liborius or from a diminutive of the Slavic personal name Borislav (from Proto-Slavic *boriti "to battle" and *slàva "glory, fame").^[2] Notable people with the surname include:

Anton Börsch (1854–1920), German geodesist, astronomer, and geophysicist
Axel Börsch-Supan (born 1954), German economist
Frederick H. Borsch (1935–2017), American clergyman
João Borsch (born 2000), stage name of Portuguese musician João Borges
Karl Borsch (born 1959), German clergyman
Stefan Borsch (born 1947), Swedish musician
Willie Borsch (1930–1991), American AA/FA and funny car drag racer

^ "Borsch Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved February 19, 2020. Approximately 4,236 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Transnistria.
^ ^a ^b "Borsch Family History". sancestry.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020. German (Börsch): from a pet form of the medieval personal name Liborius. Possibly an altered spelling of Borsche, from a pet form of the Slavic personal name Borislav. Ukrainian and Jewish (from Belarus): nickname from borshch 'borscht (beet soup)'.

[1] "Borsch Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved February 19, 2020. Approximately 4,236 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Transnistria.

[anc-2] "Borsch Family History". sancestry.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020. German (Börsch): from a pet form of the medieval personal name Liborius. Possibly an altered spelling of Borsche, from a pet form of the Slavic personal name Borislav. Ukrainian and Jewish (from Belarus): nickname from borshch 'borscht (beet soup)'.

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