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Origins Available:
Scotland

The ancestors of the Borland family came to Scotland with the Normans in the 11th century. The Borland surname is derived from someone who lived in one of the numerous locations named Borland or Boreland in the counties of Dumfriesshire, Galloway, Fife, and Perthshire. The name of these places is thought to mean home-farm. 1

"Bordlands were lands which the lords kept in their hands for the maintenance of their board or table. " 2

Early Origins of the Borland family

The surname Borland was first found in Somerset where Robert de la Burlionde was recorded in 1268. A few years later, William atte Borland was recorded in 1303, again in Somerset. 3 Burland is a location name in Yorkshire. 4

Back in Scotland where most families today call their homeland, "James Bordland [was a ] witness in Ayrshire, 1513. Allan Bordlandes was a weaver in Edinburgh in 1609. In the same record the name also appears as Borland, Bordland, Borelands." 1

Early History of the Borland family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Borland research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1625, 1652, 1661, 1684, 1774, 1792, 1796, 1798, 1799 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Borland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Borland Spelling Variations

There has been great variation in spelling of Scottish names over the centuries. Spelling variations of the name Borland include Boland, Borland, Bolan, Bolland, Bollin, Boreland and many more.

Early Notables of the Borland family

Notable among the family at this time was

James Borland (1774-1863), Scottish inspector-general of army hospitals, born at Ayr...

Borland Ranking

In the United States, the name Borland is the 11,594^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5

Borland migration to the United States +

Settlers of this name who made their way from Scotland to North America include:

Borland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Borland, who landed in America in 1812 6
Alexander Borland, who landed in New York in 1815 6
Jahn Borland, who landed in Maryland in 1824 6
William John Borland, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1855 6
David, Elizabeth, Hannah, Henry, Isabel, James, John, Mary, Robert and William Borland, who all, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1813 and 1856

Borland migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Borland Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Elizabeth Borland, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1848
Isabella Borland, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1848
Jane Borland, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1848
Janet Borland, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1848
John Borland, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1848
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Borland migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Borland Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Robert Borland, (b. 1824), aged 38, Scottish farmer from Ayrshire, travelling from London aboard the ship "Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th September 1862 7
Mrs. Janet Borland, (b. 1826), aged 36, Scottish settler from Ayrshire, travelling from London aboard the ship "Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th September 1862 7
Mr. Robert Borland, (b. 1858), aged 4, Scottish settler from Ayrshire, travelling from London aboard the ship "Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th September 1862 7
Miss Janet Borland, (b. 1861), aged 1, Scottish settler from Ayrshire, travelling from London aboard the ship "Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th September 1862 7
Mr. John Borland, (b. 1870), aged 4 months, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd December 1870 8
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Borland (post 1700) +

Thomas Bruce "Spike" Borland (1933-2013), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played from 1960 through 1961 for the Boston Red Sox
Wesley Louden "Wes" Borland (b. 1975), American rock musician and artist
Toby Borland (b. 1969), American Major League Baseball player who played between 1994 and 2004
Hal Borland (1900-1978), American author
Carroll Borland (1914-1994), American professor, writer, and actor
Thomas R. Borland, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1889-93
Solon Borland (1808-1864), American Democratpolitician, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1848-53; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1853-54; Salvador, 1853; Costa Rica, 1853-54; Honduras, 1853
Michael Borland, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Auburn, Indiana, 1885-89
John Borland, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 18th District, 1856-57
Harry A. Borland, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Borland family +

HMS Royal Oak

Alexander Duthie Borland (d. 1939), British Engine Room Artificer 5th Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 9

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html