How common is the surname Burstein?

1,435 people in the United States had the surname Burstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. It ranked 18,994th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Burstein?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Burstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Burstein?

Danny Burstein, American actor, followed by Nanette Burstein.

Where is the surname Burstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Burstein in the United States.

Is the surname Burstein getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,435 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Burstein

A surname, carried by 1,435 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burstein is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,435 people named Burstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,453.

#18,994

rank among US surnames

1,435

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,771)

Who is named Burstein

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

93% of people named Burstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bursteins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danny Burstein
American actor, born 1964
Nanette Burstein
American director, producer, writer, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burstein

Burstein has the Soundex code B623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B623.

Questions

How common is the surname Burstein?: 1,435 people in the United States had the surname Burstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. It ranked 18,994th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burstein?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Burstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Burstein?: Danny Burstein, American actor, followed by Nanette Burstein.
Where is the surname Burstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Burstein in the United States.
Is the surname Burstein getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,435 in 2010, down 1.2%.