Boras History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Boraston is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, bordering with Worcestershire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 200.

Early Origins of the Boras family

The surname Boras was first found in Worcestershire at Boreston, small village and civil parish which borders on the Shropshire border. The place name dates back to 188 where it was listed as Bureston and possibly meant "peasant's farmstead" from the Old English words bur + tun. Boraston Church dates from the 13th century and is dedicated to St John the Baptist. One of the earliest records of the name was William Boreston, sub-collector of assessments, Stildon, co. Worcester in 1328.

Early History of the Boras family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boras research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1504, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Boras History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boras Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boraston, Borasten, Boreaston, Borasson and others.

Early Notables of the Boras family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

the Boraston family of Hertfordshire

Boras migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boras Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Rachaell Boras, who landed in Virginia in 1665 1

Boras Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Boras, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1813 1
Alefunso Boras, who landed in America in 1866 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)