Burchell Surname

55,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Burchell Surname Definition:

For Birchall, Birchell, q.v.

Burchell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3021:109,77011,978
England2,8461:19,5782,797
Australia1,2321:21,9123,029
Canada6711:54,9116,523
South Africa3601:150,49417,071
Jamaica2051:14,0001,375
Wales2021:15,3191,670
Northern Ireland941:19,6282,401
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
India141:54,790,384527,769
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2601:19,3462,779
Wales741:21,1951,227
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5351:93,8679,617

Burchell (689) may also be a first name.

Burchell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Birchall, Birchell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or on, the hill of birch trees.

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

This family, probably foreign, descends from Sir Humphry Burghill or Burchell, a companion of Bernard de Neumarché in the conquest of Brecknock, 1088 (Jones, Brecknock, i. 92). About 1150 William de Burchall was witness to a gift to Hereford Abbey; and later, David de Burchall. See Jones (Brecknock, ii. 439-442).

The Norman People (1874)

Burchell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burchell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burchell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,318th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 793,418 people. Burchell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Burchell live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Burchell is also the 315,065th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 689 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,302 people, or 1 in 109,770. In The United States Burchell is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Burchell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burchell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burchell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burchell surname are 17.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Burchell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.87% more than the national average, earning R 344,268 per year; in United States they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $44,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $49,663 CAD per year.

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