Borsch (surname) explained

Borsch
Meaning:	from the personal name Liborius; from the Slavic personal name Borislav
Region:	Germany, United States, Austria
Language origin:	German from West Slavic
Cognate:	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").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

See also

• Viktor Borshch (born 1948), Russian volleyball player

Notes and References

1. Web site: Borsch Surname Meaning & Statistics . forebears.io . February 19, 2020 . Approximately 4,236 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Transnistria..
2. Web site: Borsch Family History . sancestry.com . 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)’..