Burchill Surname

155,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Burchill Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Birch-Hill [Old English birce + hyll]

Burchill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2581:288,12326,780
England5701:97,75110,367
Canada5561:66,2697,672
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Ireland621:75,9514,602
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Wales321:96,7047,743
France101:6,642,272293,169
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1321:33,5603,261
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3241:75,2338,226
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Burchill (12) may also be a first name.

Burchill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Birch-Hill [Old English birce + hyll]

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

Burchill Last Name Facts

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

Burchill is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burchill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,495th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,586,070 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Burchill are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,258 people, or 1 in 288,123. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Dakota, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Burchill occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 20 percent reside.

Burchill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burchill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burchill last name expanded 731 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 53 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burchill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Burchill surname is principally Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burchill last name are 5.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burchill earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning $52,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,808 CAD per year.

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