How common is the surname Burks?

27,523 people in the United States had the surname Burks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,218 Americans. It ranked 1,278th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burks?

Alec Burks, American basketball player (born 1991), followed by Robert Burks.

Where is the surname Burks most common?

Wikidata records people named Burks in the United States.

Is the surname Burks getting more or less common?

More common. 26,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,523 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Burks

A surname, carried by 27,523 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burks is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 27,523 people named Burks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,218 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 26,115.

#1,278

rank among US surnames

27,523

people in 2010

9.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,232)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,269	Magee	27,720	11,138
#1,270	Jamison	27,697	11,147
#1,271	Lyon	27,690	11,150
#1,272	Locke	27,643	11,169
#1,273	Puckett	27,627	11,175
#1,274	Coronado	27,626	11,176
#1,275	Olvera	27,551	11,206

Who is named Burks

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

52% of people named Burks identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burkss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alec Burks
American basketball player (born 1991)
Robert Burks
American cinematographer (1909-1968)
Arthur Burks
American mathematician who contributed to the design of the first general-purpose electron, 1915–2008
Antonio Burks
American profession basketball player, born 1980
Ellis Burks
American baseball player, born 1964
Michael Burks
American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1957–2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burks

Burks has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

How common is the surname Burks?: 27,523 people in the United States had the surname Burks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,218 Americans. It ranked 1,278th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burks?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Burks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burks?: Alec Burks, American basketball player (born 1991), followed by Robert Burks.
Where is the surname Burks most common?: Wikidata records people named Burks in the United States.
Is the surname Burks getting more or less common?: More common. 26,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,523 in 2010, up 5.4%.