How common is the surname Burleigh?

3,105 people in the United States had the surname Burleigh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,435 Americans. It ranked 10,377th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burleigh?

Edwin C. Burleigh, American politician (1843-1916), followed by Harry T. Burleigh.

Where is the surname Burleigh most common?

Wikidata records people named Burleigh in the United States.

Is the surname Burleigh getting more or less common?

More common. 2,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,105 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Burleigh

A surname, carried by 3,105 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B642

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burleigh is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,105 people named Burleigh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,435 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,959.

#10,377

rank among US surnames

3,105

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,046)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,371	Jiminez	3,108	99,339
#10,372	Fasano	3,107	99,371
#10,373	McLamb	3,106	99,403
#10,377	Fromm	3,105	99,435
#10,380	Hosier	3,104	99,467
#10,382	Donohoe	3,103	99,499

Who is named Burleigh

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

84% of people named Burleigh identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burleighs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edwin C. Burleigh
American politician (1843-1916)
Harry T. Burleigh
American composer, arranger, and baritone (1866–1949)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burleigh

Burleigh has the Soundex code B642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B642.

Questions

How common is the surname Burleigh?: 3,105 people in the United States had the surname Burleigh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,435 Americans. It ranked 10,377th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burleigh?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Burleigh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burleigh?: Edwin C. Burleigh, American politician (1843-1916), followed by Harry T. Burleigh.
Where is the surname Burleigh most common?: Wikidata records people named Burleigh in the United States.
Is the surname Burleigh getting more or less common?: More common. 2,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,105 in 2010, up 4.9%.