Borthwick

English

Etymology

From Old English bord (“board”) + wīc (“village”).

Proper noun

Borthwick (countable and uncountable, plural Borthwicks)

1. A hamlet and parish of Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3659).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Borthwick is the 29279^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 808 individuals. Borthwick is most common among White (94.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Borthwick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 200.

Anagrams

• bitchwork