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

The surname Burchill occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burchill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 155,495th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,586,070 people. The surname Burchill is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Burchill reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename in the world It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,258 people, or 1 in 288,123. In The United States Burchill is primarily concentrated in: North Dakota, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Burchill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burchill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burchill last name expanded 731 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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 national average, with 51.9% registered with 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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