How common is the surname Buerger?

1,310 people in the United States had the surname Buerger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,684 Americans. It ranked 20,299th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Buerger?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Buerger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Buerger?

Joseph Buerger, American rower (1870–1951), followed by Leo Buerger.

Where is the surname Buerger most common?

Wikidata records people named Buerger in the United States.

Is the surname Buerger getting more or less common?

More common. 1,284 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,310 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Buerger

A surname, carried by 1,310 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buerger is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,310 people named Buerger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,684 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,284.

#20,299

rank among US surnames

1,310

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #19,470)

Who is named Buerger

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

96% of people named Buerger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Buergers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Buerger
American rower (1870–1951)
Leo Buerger
American biologist (1879–1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Buerger

Buerger has the Soundex code B626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B626.

Questions

How common is the surname Buerger?: 1,310 people in the United States had the surname Buerger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,684 Americans. It ranked 20,299th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Buerger?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Buerger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Buerger?: Joseph Buerger, American rower (1870–1951), followed by Leo Buerger.
Where is the surname Buerger most common?: Wikidata records people named Buerger in the United States.
Is the surname Buerger getting more or less common?: More common. 1,284 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,310 in 2010, up 2.0%.