How common is the surname Byrge?

1,103 people in the United States had the surname Byrge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 279,914 Americans. It ranked 23,135th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Byrge?

Bill Byrge, American actor (1932–2025).

Where is the surname Byrge most common?

Wikidata records people named Byrge in the United States.

Is the surname Byrge getting more or less common?

More common. 1,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,103 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname Byrge

A surname, carried by 1,103 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Byrge is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,103 people named Byrge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 279,914 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,024.

#23,135

rank among US surnames

1,103

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #23,237)

Who is named Byrge

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

97% of people named Byrge identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Byrges

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Byrge
American actor (1932–2025)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Byrge

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

Questions

How common is the surname Byrge?: 1,103 people in the United States had the surname Byrge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 279,914 Americans. It ranked 23,135th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Byrge?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Byrge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Byrge?: Bill Byrge, American actor (1932–2025).
Where is the surname Byrge most common?: Wikidata records people named Byrge in the United States.
Is the surname Byrge getting more or less common?: More common. 1,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,103 in 2010, up 7.7%.