# Burge (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/burge/  
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) | 10,364 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,447 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,790 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (10,043 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A variant of Bridge reflecting metathetic forms of bridge that occur in some traditional dialects of southern and western England (compare Yola burge).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Burge 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Burge in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Burge

- Madison Burge, American actress
- Tyler Burge, American philosopher
- Constance M. Burge, American screenwriter
- Peter Burge, Australian cricketer (1932-2001)
- Dianne Burge, Australian sprinter
- Peter Burge, Australian long jumper
- Stuart Burge, British actor and director (1918-2002)
- Mckenna Grace, American actress and singer (born 2006)

## Similar surnames

Bridge, Berge, Birge, Barge, Burrage, Burdge, Bergey, Borge, Byrge, Burgio, Burke, Burroughs.

## 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.