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![Show Contents]() Borrel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of BorrelWhat does the name Borrel mean? The illustrious Spanish surname Borrel is one of the oldest Catalan names, dating back to the 9th century to Borrell I, the first count of Cerdanya, Urgell, and Osona (c. 797-799 to his death in 820.) He is believed to be a Visigoth nobleman, probably from Cerretana (Cerdanya). In Barcelona, Borrell II (died 993) was Count of Barcelona, Girona and Ausona from 945 and Count of Urgell from 948. Borrell was the son of Sunyer II and in 967 he married Letgarda, who is speculated to have been daughter of a Count of Toulouse or Rouergue based on the names given to her children. By her Borrell had two sons and two daughters: Ramon Borrell (972-1017), Ermengol (974-1010.) Another Borrell I, was the sovereign Count of Pallars in 948-995. Count Borrell was a son of the Count Lope I of Pallars and Goltregoda of Cerdanya. Borrell (Latin: Burrellus) (died 1018)was the Bishop of Vic from 1010 until 1017. He was elected to replace Arnulf, who had died in battle against the Córdobans. The name Borrel is thought to have been derived from the Mozambique "Burriel", from "burrella" (kind of pumpkin), diminutive of "burrellus" which also has the meaning of "red." Early Origins of the Borrel familyThe surname Borrel was first found in Catalonia, the eastern most autonomous community or region of Spain. Early History of the Borrel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Borrel research. More information is included under the topic Early Borrel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Borrel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Borrell, Borrel and others. Early Notables of the Borrel familyProminent among members of the family - was Wilfred II or Wifred II, also known as Borrell I or Borrel I (Wifredo II Borrell I in Spanish
- Guifré II Borrell I in Catalan), was Count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 897 to 911. Wilfred II founded and was buried at Sant Pau del Camp monastery in Barcelona
Borrel RankingIn France, the name Borrel is the 3,219th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1
| Borrel migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Borrel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Isidro Borrel, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Borrel (post 1700) | + |
- Jean-Baptiste Joseph Noël Borrel, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean-Baptiste Borrel. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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