How common is the surname Burris?

26,760 people in the United States had the surname Burris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,538 Americans. It ranked 1,312th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burris?

Roland Burris, American politician and attorney.

Where is the surname Burris most common?

Wikidata records people named Burris in the United States.

Is the surname Burris getting more or less common?

More common. 25,998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,760 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Burris

A surname, carried by 26,760 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burris 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 26,760 people named Burris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,538 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,998.

#1,312

rank among US surnames

26,760

people in 2010

9.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,242)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,303	McGinnis	26,953	11,455
#1,304	Hatch	26,903	11,476
#1,305	Sheehan	26,902	11,477
#1,306	Rutledge	26,887	11,483
#1,307	Corbin	26,876	11,488
#1,308	Dempsey	26,863	11,493
#1,309	Garland	26,779	11,529

Who is named Burris

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

75% of people named Burris identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burriss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roland Burris
American politician and attorney, born 1937

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burris

Burris 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 Burris?: 26,760 people in the United States had the surname Burris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,538 Americans. It ranked 1,312th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burris?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Burris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burris?: Roland Burris, American politician and attorney.
Where is the surname Burris most common?: Wikidata records people named Burris in the United States.
Is the surname Burris getting more or less common?: More common. 25,998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,760 in 2010, up 2.9%.