Burch Surname

9,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Burch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the birch,' from residence by a birch tree; compare Oak, Ash, Nash, &c.; v. Birks. In Lancashire, Birch generally hails from Birch, a chapelry in the parish of Middleton, near Manchester.

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Burch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States48,8241:7,424881
England4,1531:13,4161,976
Switzerland1,7121:4,797711
Canada1,1381:32,3774,202
Australia1,0901:24,7673,382
Ukraine5541:82,17111,725
New Zealand2621:17,2843,026
Northern Ireland2561:7,2071,257
Spain1761:265,63716,656
Germany1731:465,34940,819
Belarus1701:55,8899,490
Wales1211:25,5752,657
Israel1111:77,0969,393
Bermuda921:710106
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Scotland791:67,7705,294
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Guam331:4,852643
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Ireland291:162,3777,171
France231:2,887,944200,772
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Panama81:489,0328,962
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2161:11,0001,683
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Jersey141:3,706624
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5531:6,649831

The alternate forms: Bürch (1) are calculated separately.

Burch (466) may also be a first name.

Burch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the birch,' from residence by a birch tree; compare Oak, Ash, Nash, &c.; v. Birks. In Lancashire, Birch generally hails from Birch, a chapelry in the parish of Middleton, near Manchester. Of course, a surname of this class is originated in a hundred different places. Every directory teems with the name.

Hugh de la Byrche, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John atte Birche, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Henry del Birches, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Robert del Birches, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.

Willelmus del Birch, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1571-2. Richard Byrche and Margaret Gibson: Marriage Lic. (London).

George Birch, of Birch, 1602: Wills at Chester.

Gilbert Birch, of Middleton, 1562: ibid.

John Birch, of Manchester, innholder, 1502: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Birch, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the birch tree or grove.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and chapelries in cos. Essex, Hereford, and Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A name probably given from residing at or near a birch—tree. "John at the birch," etc.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Burch Last Name Facts

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

Burch (Hindi: बुर्च, Russian: Бурч) is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Bürch. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,507th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 122,531 people. The surname Burch is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Burch live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 394,651st most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 466 people.

Burch is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 48,824 people, or 1 in 7,424. In The United States Burch is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 80 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Burch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 646 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 448 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 304 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 64 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Burch last name is principally Catholic (31%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Catholic (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Burch are 17.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burch earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.6% more than the national average, earning R 336,492 per year; in United States they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $42,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürch931/
Burtch912,406/
Bursch911,526/
Burche9197/
Buirch9180/
Burchz9111/
Bourch914/
Buerch913/
Burchs912/
Burcsh911/
Busrch911/
Burrch910/
Baurch910/
Burcht910/
Butrch910/
Burc89241/
Bursche83126/
Bourche8338/
Baursch8327/
Beurcht836/
Bourc'h835/
Burrsch831/
Burtsch831/
Burssch831/
D'Burch831/
Burchdt831/
Boursch831/
Bourchs830/
Burce806,924/
Borch802,855/
Wurch80536/
Burci80506/
Bursh80388/
Burcz80199/
Burkh8058/
Bourc8036/
Burhe806/
Vurch804/
Burcs801/
Burhs801/
Burhc801/
Burtsche7766/
Burshe73369/
Bource73351/
Bourht73273/
Wurche73272/
Vourch73259/
Bierch7338/
Bürsch7329/
Wuirch7328/
Burkhe7313/
Burhøj739/
Bourhe737/
Bursht733/
Burths732/
Burtsh732/
Bourci731/
Boerch731/
Burdsh731/
Burtcz731/
Burthx731/
Borcsh730/
Weurch730/
Wurtch730/
Burschová713/
Burz671,513/
Burç671,487/
Burs67695/
Boersch67328/
Vourc'h67259/
Borc67185/
Burj67108/
Bortsch6729/
Burč6723/
Bhurkhe6718/
Bührsch6717/
Bürtsch6713/
Boorsch6712/
Burcová6711/
Burcova679/
Burš677/
Burć676/
Burx674/
Vurc673/
Bhurshe671/
Borrsch671/
Vourche671/
Vour'ch671/
Burß671/
Wurc670/

Burch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burch in the Hindi language
बुर्चburca-
Burch in the Russian language
Бурчburc-

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Burch Reference & Research

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