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    The surname Burson

    A French surname, carried by 5,082 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B625

    Burson: #6,656 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Burson #6,656, 5,082 people Burson: #6,656 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Burson #6,656, 5,082 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burson is more common than 95.9% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    A surname from French.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,082 people named Burson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,753 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,944.

    #6,656
    rank among US surnames
    5,082
    people in 2010
    1.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #6,341)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #6,653Lewin5,08860,681
    #6,654Brotherton5,08660,705
    #6,655Galbreath5,08360,741
    #6,656Burson5,08260,753

    Who is named Burson

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

    82% of people named Burson identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 10%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bursons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Greg Burson
      American voice actor (1949-2008)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Burson

    Burson has the Soundex code B625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B625.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Burson come from?
    Burson is French in origin.
    How common is the surname Burson?
    5,082 people in the United States had the surname Burson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,753 Americans. It ranked 6,656th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Burson?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Burson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Burson?
    Greg Burson, American voice actor (1949-2008).
    Where is the surname Burson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Burson in the United States.
    Is the surname Burson getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,944 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,082 in 2010, up 2.8%.