Borgese Name Origin and Family Crest

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Borghese surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Clerks wrote Borghese in many ways, and Borgese is one that stuck. Taken at its root, Borgese points to “Townsman, burgher”.

Without the “h” of Borghese, Borgese is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. You may also find the name written Borghesi. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Borgese with 369 bearers, at rank 55,619. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Borges, Burges and Bourgeois.

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