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    The surname Burtt

    A surname, carried by 1,012 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B630

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burtt is more common than 84.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,012 people named Burtt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,085 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 949.

    #24,665
    rank among US surnames
    1,012
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.6%
    change since 2000 (was #24,663)

    Who is named Burtt

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

    92% of people named Burtt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Burtts

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ben Burtt
      American sound designer and film director, born 1948
    • Steve Burtt Jr.
      American-Ukrainian basketball player, born 1984
    • Brian Laurence Burtt
      British botanist (1913-2008)
    • Steve Burtt Sr.
      American basketball player (born 1962)

    Notable Burtts come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Burtt

    Burtt has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Burtt?
    1,012 people in the United States had the surname Burtt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,085 Americans. It ranked 24,665th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Burtt?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Burtt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Burtt?
    Ben Burtt, American sound designer and film director, followed by Steve Burtt Jr..
    Where is the surname Burtt most common?
    Wikidata records people named Burtt in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Burtt getting more or less common?
    More common. 949 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,012 in 2010, up 6.6%.