How common is the surname Burkett?

19,369 people in the United States had the surname Burkett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,940 Americans. It ranked 1,852nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burkett?

Bartine Burkett, actress (1898-1994), followed by Elmer Burkett.

Where is the surname Burkett most common?

Wikidata records people named Burkett in the United States.

Is the surname Burkett getting more or less common?

More common. 17,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,369 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Burkett

A surname, carried by 19,369 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burkett 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 19,369 people named Burkett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,940 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,959.

#1,852

rank among US surnames

19,369

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,837)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,843	Gipson	19,470	15,858
#1,844	Arce	19,464	15,862
#1,845	Wiseman	19,439	15,883
#1,846	Dobson	19,419	15,899
#1,847	Ledbetter	19,417	15,901
#1,848	Arteaga	19,410	15,907
#1,849	Jiang	19,409	15,907

Who is named Burkett

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

87% of people named Burkett identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burketts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bartine Burkett
Actress (1898-1994)
Elmer Burkett
American politician (1867–1935)
Elinor Burkett
American journalist, born 1946
Fat Mike
American musician, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burkett

Burkett has the Soundex code B623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B623.

Questions

How common is the surname Burkett?: 19,369 people in the United States had the surname Burkett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,940 Americans. It ranked 1,852nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burkett?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Burkett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burkett?: Bartine Burkett, actress (1898-1994), followed by Elmer Burkett.
Where is the surname Burkett most common?: Wikidata records people named Burkett in the United States.
Is the surname Burkett getting more or less common?: More common. 17,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,369 in 2010, up 7.9%.