Bort

See also: bort, bört, bőrt, and борть

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish באָרד (bord, “beard”), nickname of a man with a remarkable beard.

Proper noun

Bort (plural Borts)

1. A surname from Yiddish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bort is the 33530^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 680 individuals. Bort is most common among White (90.15%) individuals.

Further reading

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