Burbury Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Burbury Surname Definition:

From Barbery, Normandy. The abbey of Barbery was in that Duchy, and Robert Barbery occurs there, t. Henry V.

Burbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:229,29219,121
Australia2041:132,33214,365
United States641:5,663,421279,165
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Burbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Barbery, Normandy. The abbey of Barbery was in that Duchy, and Robert Barbery occurs there, t. Henry V.

The Norman People (1874)

Burbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burbury has its highest incidence in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burbury? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 536,164th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Burbury are found; 43 percent are found in Australasia and 43 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Burbury is most widely held in England, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 229,292. In England Burbury is most prevalent in: Warwickshire, where 37 percent live, Kent, where 7 percent live and Cumbria, where 7 percent live. Other than England Burbury occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Burbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burbury has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Burbury last name increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 6,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burbury surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burbury earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.01% more than the national average, earning $58,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $53,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burburry9311/
Burburey931/
Burbeury930/
Bourboury881/
Burbure86447/
Burbura8633/
Burburi864/
Bhurbure804/
Burburre801/
Bhurbhure7587/
Bhurbhura7511/
Bourbouri757/
Bourboure753/
Bourboura751/
Borbory711/
Bourbouris711/
Bourbori671/
Borbora571,403/
Borbore57102/
Borbori5712/
Vurvure571/
Bórbore571/
Borborei5366/
Vurvurio5314/
Borboroi531/
Boorboori502/
Vourvouri502/
Borboruha501/

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