Borthwick (surname)

Last updated July 27, 2025

Borthwick is a surname of Scottish origin.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Alastair Borthwick
Albert William Borthwick (1872–1937), Scottish botanist and professor of forestry at the University of Aberdeen
Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk
Bill Borthwick - see William Borthwick below
David Borthwick, Australian public servant
Emily Borthwick (born 1997), British high jumper
Gabrielle Borthwick (1866–1952), pioneering motorist and mechanic
Jack Borthwick (Australian footballer) (1884–1948), Australian rules footballer
Jack Borthwick (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1942), Scottish football centre half
Jamie Borthwick (born 1994), English actor
Jessica Borthwick (1888–1946), British filmmaker and sculptor
John Borthwick (disambiguation)
John Borthwick (footballer) (born 1964), English footballer
John Borthwick (veterinary surgeon) (1867–1936), veterinary surgeon in the Cape Colony, South Africa
Sir John Thomas Borthwick, 3rd Baronet (1917–2002) of the Borthwick baronets
John Borthwick, 5th Lord Borthwick (died 1566)
John Borthwick, 8th Lord Borthwick (died 1623)
John Borthwick, 9th Lord Borthwick (1616–1675) (dormant 1675)
John David Borthwick (1824–1892), Scottish journalist and author
John Henry Stuart Borthwick, 23rd Lord Borthwick (1905–1996) (confirmed in title 1986)
John Hugh Borthwick, 24th Lord Borthwick (1940–2025)
Mamah Borthwick
Mark Borthwick
Peter Borthwick
Ruth Borthwick, chair of English PEN
Scott Borthwick
Stephen Borthwick (Headmaster of Epsom College)
Steve Borthwick, English international rugby union player
Walter Borthwick (1948–2021), Scottish football player and manager

William Borthwick

William Borthwick, 1st Lord Borthwick (died 1458), Scottish peer and ambassador
William Borthwick, 2nd Lord Borthwick (died 1483), Scottish ambassador to England
William Borthwick, 3rd Lord Borthwick (died 1503), Scottish nobleman and ambassador
William Borthwick, 4th Lord Borthwick (died 1542), Scottish nobleman
William Jason Maxwell Borthwick (1910–1998), British Royal Navy officer
William Borthwick (mayor) (1848–1928), mayor of Ottawa, 1895–1896
Bill Borthwick (1924–2001), Australian politician

References

↑ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 20. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.

This page lists people with the surname Borthwick.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[theorigin20-1] Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 20. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.

[1]