How common is the surname Burchard?

2,605 people in the United States had the surname Burchard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,520 Americans. It ranked 11,988th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Burchard?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Burchard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Burchard?

Horatio C. Burchard, American politician (1825–1908).

Where is the surname Burchard most common?

Wikidata records people named Burchard in the United States.

Is the surname Burchard getting more or less common?

More common. 2,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,605 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Burchard also a first name?

Yes. Burchard 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 Burchard

A surname, carried by 2,605 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). Burchard is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,605 people named Burchard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,520 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,234.

#11,988

rank among US surnames

2,605

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+16.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,698)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,982	McCay	2,607	118,429
#11,984	Laclair	2,606	118,475
#11,988	Burchard	2,605	118,520
#11,993	Chubb	2,604	118,566

Who is named Burchard

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

93% of people named Burchard identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burchards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Horatio C. Burchard
American politician (1825–1908)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burchard

Burchard 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 Burchard?: 2,605 people in the United States had the surname Burchard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,520 Americans. It ranked 11,988th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burchard?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Burchard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Burchard?: Horatio C. Burchard, American politician (1825–1908).
Where is the surname Burchard most common?: Wikidata records people named Burchard in the United States.
Is the surname Burchard getting more or less common?: More common. 2,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,605 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Burchard also a first name?: Yes. Burchard 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.