# Burch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/burch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,269 |
| US rank (2010) | 958 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,513 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (35,521 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɝt͡ʃ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English birche (“birch”), from Old English bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Burch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Burch in the United States.

## People named Burch

- Tory Burch, American fashion designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist
- Ashly Burch, American voice actress
- Marc Burch, American soccer player
- Thomas G. Burch, American politician (1869–1951)

## Similar surnames

Birch, Broach, Brochu, Bruch, Burtch, Buresh, Brach, Baruch, Barch, Brauch, Burroughs, Burk.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.