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    The surname Burch

    A surname, carried by 36,269 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /bɝt͡ʃ/ 1 syllable Soundex B620

    Burch: #958 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Burch #958, 36,269 people Burch: #958 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Burch #958, 36,269 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burch is more common than 99.4% of them.

    Origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 36,269 people named Burch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,513 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 35,521.

    #958
    rank among US surnames
    36,269
    people in 2010
    12
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #891)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #949Peralta36,5858,439
    #950Donaldson36,5588,445
    #951Stuart36,5408,450
    #952Faulkner36,4668,467
    #953Maynard36,4608,468
    #954Galindo36,4298,475
    #955Coffey36,4238,477

    Who is named Burch

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

    79% of people named Burch identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Burchs

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tory Burch
      American fashion designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist, born 1966
    • Ashly Burch
      American voice actress, born 1990
    • Marc Burch
      American soccer player, born 1984
    • Thomas G. Burch
      American politician (1869–1951)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Burch

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Burch come from?
    From Middle English birche (“birch”), from Old English bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ.
    How common is the surname Burch?
    36,269 people in the United States had the surname Burch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,513 Americans. It ranked 958th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Burch?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Burch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Burch?
    Tory Burch, American fashion designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist, followed by Ashly Burch.
    Where is the surname Burch most common?
    Wikidata records people named Burch in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Burch?
    Burch is /bɝt͡ʃ/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Burch getting more or less common?
    More common. 35,521 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,269 in 2010, up 2.1%.