How common is the surname Birch?

12,161 people in the United States had the surname Birch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,388 Americans. It ranked 2,954th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Birch?

Thora Birch, American actress, followed by Diane Birch.

Where is the surname Birch most common?

Wikidata records people named Birch in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 1 other country.

Is the surname Birch getting more or less common?

More common. 11,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,161 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Birch

A surname, carried by 12,161 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Birch is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,161 people named Birch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,388 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,745.

#2,954

rank among US surnames

12,161

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,807)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,946	Hopson	12,180	25,349
#2,947	Waterman	12,177	25,355
#2,948	Gao	12,172	25,365
#2,949	Lantz	12,169	25,371
#2,950	Cornwell	12,168	25,374
#2,952	Nye	12,167	25,376
#2,953	Reis	12,165	25,380

Who is named Birch

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Birch identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Birchs

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thora Birch
American actress, born 1982
Diane Birch
American musician, born 1983
Paul Birch
American actor (1912-1969)
Bob Birch
American bassist (1956–2012)
Francis Birch
American geophysicist (1903–1992)
Samuel Birch
British Egyptologist and antiquary (1813–1885)
Thomas Birch
American portrait and marine painter (1779-1851)
Arthur Birch
Australian chemist (1915–1995)
Paul Birch
American basketball player and coach (1910–1982)
Christina Birch
American cyclist and NASA astronaut, born 1986
Charles Birch
Australian biologist (1918-2009)
Chloe Birch
Badminton player, born 1995

Notable Birchs come mostly from the United States (9), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Birch

Birch has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

How common is the surname Birch?: 12,161 people in the United States had the surname Birch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,388 Americans. It ranked 2,954th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Birch?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Birch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Birch?: Thora Birch, American actress, followed by Diane Birch.
Where is the surname Birch most common?: Wikidata records people named Birch in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 1 other country.
Is the surname Birch getting more or less common?: More common. 11,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,161 in 2010, up 3.5%.