How common is the surname Burchell?

2,984 people in the United States had the surname Burchell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,467 Americans. It ranked 10,708th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burchell?

Francis Burchell, British cricketer (1873-1947).

Where is the surname Burchell most common?

Wikidata records people named Burchell in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Burchell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,984 in 2010, up 9.8%.

The surname Burchell

A surname, carried by 2,984 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burchell is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,984 people named Burchell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,467 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,717.

#10,708

rank among US surnames

2,984

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,779)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,701	Lamkin	2,987	103,363
#10,704	Rugg	2,986	103,398
#10,706	Wardlow	2,985	103,432
#10,708	Ricard	2,984	103,467
#10,711	Shute	2,983	103,502
#10,715	Reading	2,982	103,536
#10,717	Nicoletti	2,981	103,571

Who is named Burchell

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

90% of people named Burchell identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burchells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Francis Burchell
British cricketer (1873-1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burchell

Burchell has the Soundex code B624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B624.

Questions

How common is the surname Burchell?: 2,984 people in the United States had the surname Burchell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,467 Americans. It ranked 10,708th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burchell?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Burchell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burchell?: Francis Burchell, British cricketer (1873-1947).
Where is the surname Burchell most common?: Wikidata records people named Burchell in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Burchell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,984 in 2010, up 9.8%.