How common is the surname Burts?

1,290 people in the United States had the surname Burts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,338 Americans. It ranked 20,553rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Burts getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,290 in 2010, down 9.5%.

The surname Burts

A German surname, carried by 1,290 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burts is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Probably an altered spelling of German Buss.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,290 people named Burts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 239,338 Americans. That is down 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,426.

#20,553

rank among US surnames

1,290

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-9.5%

change since 2000 (was #18,034)

Who is named Burts

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

57% of people named Burts identified as Black (not Hispanic), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 57%
White (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burts

Burts has the Soundex code B632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B632.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Burts come from?: Probably an altered spelling of German Buss.
How common is the surname Burts?: 1,290 people in the United States had the surname Burts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,338 Americans. It ranked 20,553rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burts?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Burts identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Burts getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,290 in 2010, down 9.5%.