How common is the surname Burruss?

1,839 people in the United States had the surname Burruss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,888 Americans. It ranked 15,827th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burruss?

Kandi Burruss, American singer, actress and businesswoman.

Where is the surname Burruss most common?

Wikidata records people named Burruss in the United States.

Is the surname Burruss getting more or less common?

More common. 1,732 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,839 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Burruss

A surname, carried by 1,839 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). Burruss is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

Unexplained.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,839 people named Burruss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 167,888 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,732.

#15,827

rank among US surnames

1,839

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,516)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,818	Istre	1,841	167,705
#15,824	Stannard	1,840	167,796
#15,827	Bohannan	1,839	167,888
#15,833	Bouffard	1,838	167,979

Who is named Burruss

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

66% of people named Burruss identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burrusss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kandi Burruss
American singer, actress and businesswoman, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burruss

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

Questions

Where does the surname Burruss come from?: Unexplained.
How common is the surname Burruss?: 1,839 people in the United States had the surname Burruss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,888 Americans. It ranked 15,827th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burruss?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Burruss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burruss?: Kandi Burruss, American singer, actress and businesswoman.
Where is the surname Burruss most common?: Wikidata records people named Burruss in the United States.
Is the surname Burruss getting more or less common?: More common. 1,732 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,839 in 2010, up 6.2%.