# Burgher (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/burgher/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,215 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,495 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 254,112 people |
| Change since 2000 | +19% (1,021 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Burgher 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Burgher in Jamaica.

## People named Burgher

- Michelle Burgher, Athletics (sport) competitor

## Similar surnames

Berger, Burger, Burkhart, Barger, Burkhardt, Brasher, Burchard, Borger, Brugger, Burgard, Boerger, Buerger.

## 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.