Burckhardt Surname

136,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Burckhardt Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Stronghold-Firm [Middle High German burc, Old Teutonic burg, city, stronghold + hard, hart, hard, firm] Corresp. to the Anglo-Saxon Burgh(e)ard.

Burckhardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7321:46,4816,091
United States6571:551,68845,595
Switzerland3521:23,3323,690
France1451:458,08865,490
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Chile441:400,37410,831
Australia391:692,19746,687
Austria301:283,84832,444
England261:2,143,00282,017
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Burckhardt (155) may also be a first name.

Burckhardt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Stronghold-Firm [Middle High German burc, Old Teutonic burg, city, stronghold + hard, hart, hard, firm] Corresp. to the Anglo-Saxon Burgh(e)ard.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Burckhardt Last Name Facts

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

Burckhardt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burckhardt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,631st most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,219,107 people. Burckhardt occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Burckhardt reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Burckhardt is also the 738,219th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 155 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,732 people, or 1 in 46,481. In Germany Burckhardt is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Burckhardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burckhardt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burckhardt last name rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burckhardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burckhardt surname are 11.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.98% registered with the party.

The amount Burckhardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.42% less than the national average, earning 261,563 kr per year; in Peru they earn 48.41% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,001 per year and in United States they earn 26.44% more than the national average, earning $54,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burkhardt9541,189/
Burckhard95793/
Burckhart95268/
Burckardt95155/
Bourckhardt9584/
Burckhardte954/
Burchkhardt951/
Burckheardt950/
Burckhartt9052/
Burgkhardt9027/
Borckhardt9018/
Burchkardt9015/
Burkhartdt903/
Burkkhardt903/
Burckardte903/
Burkhaardt902/
Burkheardt902/
Burkahardt902/
Bourkhardt902/
Bourckardt902/
Burkharddt901/
Buurkhardt901/
Burchkhard901/
Burckhordt901/
Beurkhardt901/
Burkhardte901/
Burkhhardt901/
Burkhardtt900/
Burckhardz900/
Burkhart8926,540/
Burkhard899,603/
Burkardt891,182/
Burckard89235/
Burckart89207/
Burcardt8925/
Burckhartte8611/
Bourchkardt864/
Bourckhartt861/
Burchkaardt861/
Burkheart84116/
Borkhardt8484/
Burckgard8470/
Borckardt8467/
Burkhartt8418/
Burckarte8416/
Burkkhard848/
Burhkardt847/
Burchkard847/
Bourkardt844/
Burgkardt844/
Burkhaert843/
Burkherdt842/
Burkahrdt841/
Burkhaart841/
Burkharth841/
Burkkhart841/
Butrkhart841/
Burckcard841/
Bourkhard841/
Borckhard841/
Burkharte841/
Burgkhard841/
Burkharhd841/
Burckarth841/
Burcahrdt841/
Burcheart840/
Burkhordt840/
Burrkhart840/
Burkharts840/
Burkhards840/
Bourkhart840/
Burkhartd840/
Burkheard840/
Burkart8211,275/
Burkard828,762/
Burkhardtová8224/
Burcart8216/
Burcard822/
Burchkartd809/
Bourckaert801/
Burkarth78196/
Bourcart78159/
Burckert7860/
Burgkart7854/
Burkgart7853/
Borkhart7851/
Burkhert7840/
Borkhard7836/
Bourkard7833/
Burkards7818/
Borcardt7818/
Borkardt7817/
Burgkard7812/
Bourcard787/
Burkartd786/
Burkgard783/
Burkahrt783/
Burkeart782/
Beurkart782/
Buirkart782/
Burhcard781/
Burhkart781/
Burkaart781/
Burkarte781/
Burkcard781/
Burkherd781/
Burqhart781/
Vurkhart781/
Burkaard781/
Bürckard781/
Borckart781/
Burkerdt780/
Burkhort780/
Burckerd780/
Burkhord780/
Burkartt780/
Burkhardová7614/
Burkhartova765/
Burkhartová761/
Bourgkard7429/
Bierkardt746/
Borhcardt743/
Borcahrdt742/
Borkhartd741/
Burquardt740/
Burkhertt740/
Burkert718,030/
Borcard711,022/
Borcart7132/
Borkart714/
Borkard714/
Burkerd713/
Burkord712/
Burkort711/
Vurkard711/
Burkartová7019/
Bourquhart701/
Borkheartt701/
Buerkert6766/
Bürckert6744/
Burkertt672/
Borcartt671/
Borkhort670/

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