Burckard Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Burckard Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

Burks, Burkes (English, Irish) Dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place.

Burckard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France921:721,98690,334
United States751:4,832,786249,377
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

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

Burckard (39) may also be a first name.

Burckard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

Burks, Burkes (English, Irish) Dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place.

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

Burckard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burckard is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bürckard. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burckard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,061,269th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. Burckard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Burckard are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 39 people.

This last name is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 721,986. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 43 percent live, Île-de-France, where 32 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live. Besides France Burckard occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.

Burckard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burckard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burckard surname grew 417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burckard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burckard surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Burckard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.78% more than the national average, earning R 389,196 per year and in United States they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $36,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürckard961/
Burckhard94793/
Burckardt94155/
Burckgard9470/
Burchkard947/
Burckcard941/
Burkard938,762/
Burcard932/
Burckhardt893,284/
Burchkardt8915/
Burchkartd899/
Burckardte893/
Bourckardt892/
Burchkhard891/
Burckhardz890/
Burkhard889,603/
Burkardt881,182/
Burckart88207/
Bourkard8833/
Burcardt8825/
Burkards8818/
Burgkard8812/
Bourcard887/
Burkartd886/
Burkgard883/
Burhcard881/
Burkcard881/
Burkaard881/
Burckerd880/
Bourckhardt8484/
Bourchkardt844/
Burckhardte844/
Burchkhardt841/
Burchkaardt841/
Burckheardt840/
Burkhardt8241,189/
Burckhart82268/
Borckardt8267/
Bourgkard8229/
Burckarte8216/
Burkkhard828/
Burhkardt827/
Bourkardt824/
Burgkardt824/
Burkahrdt821/
Bourkhard821/
Borckhard821/
Burgkhard821/
Burkharhd821/
Burckarth821/
Burcahrdt821/
Burkhards820/
Burkhartd820/
Burkheard820/
Burkart8011,275/
Borcard801,022/
Burcart8016/
Borkard804/
Burkerd803/
Burkord802/
Vurkard801/
Burckhartt7852/
Burgkhardt7827/
Borckhardt7818/
Burkhartdt783/
Burkkhardt783/
Burkhaardt782/
Burkheardt782/
Burkahardt782/
Bourkhardt782/
Burkharddt781/
Buurkhardt781/
Burckhordt781/
Beurkhardt781/
Burkhardte781/
Bourckaert781/
Burkhhardt781/
Burkhardtt780/
Burkhart7526,540/
Burkarth75196/
Bourcart75159/
Burckert7560/
Burgkart7554/
Burkgart7553/
Borkhard7536/
Borcardt7518/
Borkardt7517/
Burkahrt753/
Burkeart752/
Beurkart752/
Buirkart752/
Burhkart751/
Burkaart751/
Burkarte751/
Burkherd751/
Borckart751/
Burkerdt750/
Burkhord750/
Burkartt750/
Burkhardová7414/
Burckhartte7411/
Bourckhartt741/
Bourquard711,188/
Burkheart71116/
Borkhardt7184/
Burkhartt7118/
Bierkardt716/
Borhcardt713/
Burkhaert713/
Borcahrdt712/
Burkherdt712/
Burkhaart711/
Burkharth711/
Burkkhart711/
Butrkhart711/
Borkhartd711/
Burkharte711/
Burcheart710/
Burkhordt710/
Burquardt710/
Burrkhart710/
Burkharts710/
Bourkhart710/
Burkhardtová7024/
Burkert678,030/
Borcart6732/
Burkartová6719/
Borkart674/
Burkort671/

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