How common is the surname Burningham?

1,028 people in the United States had the surname Burningham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Burningham?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Burningham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Burningham?

John Burningham, British children's illustrator and writer (1936–2019).

Where is the surname Burningham most common?

Wikidata records people named Burningham in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Burningham getting more or less common?

More common. 945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Burningham

A surname, carried by 1,028 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burningham is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,028 people named Burningham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 945.

#24,370

rank among US surnames

1,028

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #24,744)

Who is named Burningham

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

96% of people named Burningham identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burninghams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Burningham
British children's illustrator and writer (1936–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burningham

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

Questions

How common is the surname Burningham?: 1,028 people in the United States had the surname Burningham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burningham?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Burningham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Burningham?: John Burningham, British children's illustrator and writer (1936–2019).
Where is the surname Burningham most common?: Wikidata records people named Burningham in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Burningham getting more or less common?: More common. 945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, up 8.8%.