Burckhardt Surname
Approximately 3,284 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,732 | 1:46,481 | 6,091 |
| United States | 657 | 1:551,688 | 45,595 |
| Switzerland | 352 | 1:23,332 | 3,690 |
| France | 145 | 1:458,088 | 65,490 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Chile | 44 | 1:400,374 | 10,831 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Peru | 26 | 1:1,222,466 | 20,703 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 166 | 1:302,522 | 23,980 |
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.
Burckhardt Demographics
Average Burckhardt Salary in
United States
$54,556 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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