How common is the surname Burger?

19,480 people in the United States had the surname Burger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,849 Americans. It ranked 1,840th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Burger?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Burger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Burger?

Neil Burger, American director, writer and, producer, followed by Nina Burger.

Where is the surname Burger most common?

Wikidata records people named Burger in Austria, the United States and West Germany and 1 other country.

Is the surname Burger getting more or less common?

Less common. 19,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,480 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Burger

A surname, carried by 19,480 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). Burger is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,480 people named Burger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,849 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,654.

#1,840

rank among US surnames

19,480

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,668)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,831	Shipley	19,563	15,782
#1,832	Mena	19,522	15,815
#1,833	Prieto	19,520	15,817
#1,834	Gifford	19,514	15,822
#1,835	Oliva	19,513	15,823
#1,836	Layton	19,504	15,830
#1,837	Gaston	19,502	15,831

Who is named Burger

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

93% of people named Burger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burgers

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neil Burger
American director, writer and, producer, born 1963
Nina Burger
Austrian footballer, born 1987
Fritzi Burger
Austrian figure skater, 1910–1999
Anton Burger
Austrian war criminal (1911–1991)
Wouter Burger
Association football player, born 2001
Patrick Bürger
Austrian association football player, born 1987
Wilhelm J. Burger
Austrian photographer (1844–1920)

Notable Burgers come mostly from Austria (4), the United States (1) and West Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burger

Burger 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 Burger?: 19,480 people in the United States had the surname Burger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,849 Americans. It ranked 1,840th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burger?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Burger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Burger?: Neil Burger, American director, writer and, producer, followed by Nina Burger.
Where is the surname Burger most common?: Wikidata records people named Burger in Austria, the United States and West Germany and 1 other country.
Is the surname Burger getting more or less common?: Less common. 19,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,480 in 2010, down 0.9%.