Burbige Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Burbige Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Burbage or Burbach = the Castle-Brook [Old English burh, a stronghold, castle + bece or boec, a brook] The Leicester Burbage or Burbach occurs in a Latin charter of the Con­fessor’s as Burhbeca.

Burbige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Burbige Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Burbage or Burbach = the Castle-Brook [Old English burh, a stronghold, castle + bece or boec, a brook] The Leicester Burbage or Burbach occurs in a Latin charter of the Con­fessor’s as Burhbeca.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Burbige Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Burbige Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Burbige occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burbige? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Burbige reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 18 percent reside, Connecticut, where 5 percent reside and Hawaii, where 4 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Burbige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burbige has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burbige Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burbige surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Burbige earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.02% more than the national average, earning $69,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burbidge934,965/
Burbiege931/
Burbiga862/
Burbege860/
Bourbiga80150/
Burbedge8044/
Burrbice802/
Burbighi801/
Burbeza71192/
Burbyga7176/
Burwise7137/
Borbiga714/
Burbega711/
Burviga711/
Burweger6725/
Bourbiza673/
Bouruise671/
Buruhize671/
Borwege5793/
Burvega5710/
Burbycha533/
Bourweyza501/

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