How common is the surname Birk?

3,193 people in the United States had the surname Birk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,694 Americans. It ranked 10,092nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Birk?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Birk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Birk?

Matt Birk, American football player (born 1976).

Where is the surname Birk most common?

Wikidata records people named Birk in the United States.

Is the surname Birk getting more or less common?

More common. 2,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,193 in 2010, up 10%.

Is Birk also a first name?

Yes. Birk is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Birk

An English surname, carried by 3,193 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Birk is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Anglo-Norman surname, from Old English burh, burg (“fortification, city”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,193 people named Birk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,694 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,894.

#10,092

rank among US surnames

3,193

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+10.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,085	Risinger	3,196	96,604
#10,088	Kahle	3,195	96,634
#10,090	Koziol	3,194	96,664
#10,092	Mines	3,193	96,694
#10,095	Perrault	3,190	96,785
#10,099	Standish	3,189	96,816

Who is named Birk

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

90% of people named Birk identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Birks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matt Birk
American football player (born 1976)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Birk

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Birk come from?: From the Anglo-Norman surname, from Old English burh, burg (“fortification, city”).
How common is the surname Birk?: 3,193 people in the United States had the surname Birk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,694 Americans. It ranked 10,092nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Birk?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Birk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Birk?: Matt Birk, American football player (born 1976).
Where is the surname Birk most common?: Wikidata records people named Birk in the United States.
Is the surname Birk getting more or less common?: More common. 2,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,193 in 2010, up 10%.
Is Birk also a first name?: Yes. Birk is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.