How common is the surname Bourland?

2,380 people in the United States had the surname Bourland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,725 Americans. It ranked 12,916th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bourland?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Bourland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bourland?

Cliff Bourland, American sprinter (1921–2018).

Where is the surname Bourland most common?

Wikidata records people named Bourland in the United States.

Is the surname Bourland getting more or less common?

More common. 2,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,380 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Bourland

A surname, carried by 2,380 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bourland is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,380 people named Bourland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,725 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,337.

#12,916

rank among US surnames

2,380

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,914	Bartsch	2,381	129,671
#12,916	Davids	2,380	129,725
#12,921	Godbey	2,379	129,780

Who is named Bourland

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

91% of people named Bourland identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
Two or more races 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bourlands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cliff Bourland
American sprinter (1921–2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bourland

Bourland has the Soundex code B645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B645.

Questions

How common is the surname Bourland?: 2,380 people in the United States had the surname Bourland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,725 Americans. It ranked 12,916th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bourland?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Bourland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bourland?: Cliff Bourland, American sprinter (1921–2018).
Where is the surname Bourland most common?: Wikidata records people named Bourland in the United States.
Is the surname Bourland getting more or less common?: More common. 2,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,380 in 2010, up 1.8%.