How common is the surname Burden?

13,028 people in the United States had the surname Burden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,699 Americans. It ranked 2,770th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burden?

Chris Burden, American sculptor and performance artist (1946–2015), followed by Doug Burden.

Where is the surname Burden most common?

Wikidata records people named Burden in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Burden getting more or less common?

More common. 12,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,028 in 2010, up 5.9%.

The surname Burden

A surname, carried by 13,028 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burden is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,028 people named Burden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,699 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,299.

#2,770

rank among US surnames

13,028

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,694)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,761	Willett	13,065	23,631
#2,762	Graff	13,058	23,644
#2,763	Bachman	13,057	23,646
#2,764	Barkley	13,051	23,657
#2,765	Blank	13,050	23,659
#2,766	Croft	13,047	23,664
#2,767	Baltazar	13,045	23,668

Who is named Burden

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

67% of people named Burden identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burdens

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Burden
American sculptor and performance artist (1946–2015)
Doug Burden
American rower, born 1965
Luther Burden
American basketball player (1953-2015)
Hugh Burden
British actor (1913-1985)

Notable Burdens come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burden

Burden has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Questions

How common is the surname Burden?: 13,028 people in the United States had the surname Burden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,699 Americans. It ranked 2,770th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burden?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Burden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burden?: Chris Burden, American sculptor and performance artist (1946–2015), followed by Doug Burden.
Where is the surname Burden most common?: Wikidata records people named Burden in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Burden getting more or less common?: More common. 12,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,028 in 2010, up 5.9%.