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    The surname Burman

    A surname, carried by 3,186 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɜː(ɹ)mən/ 2 syllables Soundex B655

    Burman: #10,114 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Burman #10,114, 3,186 people Burman: #10,114 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Burman #10,114, 3,186 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burman is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    From Burma + -n.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,186 people named Burman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,907 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,057.

    #10,114
    rank among US surnames
    3,186
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.2%
    change since 2000 (was #9,759)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,107Calabro3,18796,877
    #10,114Burman3,18696,907
    #10,119Hilt3,18596,937
    #10,122Ludwick3,18496,968

    Who is named Burman

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

    88% of people named Burman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Burmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Daniel Burman
      Argentine film director and producer (born 1973)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Burman

    Burman has the Soundex code B655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B655.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Burman come from?
    From Burma + -n.
    How common is the surname Burman?
    3,186 people in the United States had the surname Burman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,907 Americans. It ranked 10,114th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Burman?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Burman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Burman?
    Daniel Burman, Argentine film director and producer (born 1973).
    Where is the surname Burman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Burman in Argentina.
    How do you pronounce Burman?
    Burman is /ˈbɜː(ɹ)mən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Burman getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,057 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,186 in 2010, up 4.2%.