Burd Surname

55,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Burd Surname Definition:

For Bird, q.v.

Burd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3111:49,5776,009
England5211:106,94411,177
Canada3711:99,31410,780
Belarus1611:59,0139,946
Russia1571:917,98172,573
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
Ukraine1001:455,22753,509
Australia991:272,68424,601
Argentina661:647,62745,225
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Wales411:75,4766,450
India341:22,560,747316,052
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Israel151:570,50941,023
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
France41:16,605,680368,153
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Panama41:978,06412,245
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:105,98010,540
Scotland411:91,2984,744
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0801:46,4995,352

Burd (74) may also be a first name.

Burd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Bird, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. A river in France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Burd Last Name Facts

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

Burd (Marathi: बुरड, Oriya: ବୁଡ, Russian: Бурд) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,124th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 790,235 people. Burd is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Burd reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Burd is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 74 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7,311 people, or 1 in 49,577. In The United States Burd is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 8 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Burd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burd surname expanded 677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burd last name is predominantly Anglican (72%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Burd surname are 18.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 148.57% more than the national average, earning R 590,700 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $42,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burds89471/
Burdt89236/
Bourd89227/
Burdz89129/
Buird8930/
Baurd899/
Buyrd895/
Burdh892/
Bhurd891/
Burrd890/
Beurd890/
Bur8616,317/
Buirds8060/
Bourdt804/
Burdsh801/
Bhurtd801/
Bourds800/
Burdth800/
Burrdt800/
Burt7563,434/
Baur7543,495/
Burr7532,423/
Bour7515,973/
Buhr7512,420/
Bure757,291/
Burh753,393/
Bord752,910/
Buur751,522/
Burz751,513/
Butr75569/
Hbur75240/
Beur75146/
Bhur75113/
Buir7575/
Burø7564/
Burč7523/
Burp756/
Burć756/
Vurd754/
Wurd753/
Burź751/
Busr751/
Burdová732,970/
Burdova73753/
Burehed7319/
Burrdss731/
Boutrds731/
Bhure6724,863/
Burte673,556/
Boure673,094/
Burre672,890/
Burtt672,451/
Burgy671,934/
Burts671,824/
Baure671,516/
Bgour671,499/
Burth671,152/
Boord67980/
Bhurt67894/
Bierd67732/
Bahur67706/
Bordt67633/
Bhaur67538/
Buire67474/
Buhyr67267/
Bourt67243/
Burcz67199/
Beure67116/
Butrr67110/
Buhrz6775/
Bourh6770/
Buhrt6766/
Bohur6761/
Bouhr6756/
Bhutr6751/
Bhuur6723/
Bauhr6720/
Bhuir6719/
Buttr6719/
Borød6718/
Baurr6713/
Boerd6713/
Bhurr679/
Bhord678/
Bhour677/
Burhe676/
Bourr676/
Bujre675/
Buyre675/
Busre675/
Burøe675/
Bouër674/
Hburh674/
Buert673/
Boutr673/
Buirt672/
Baurt672/
Buthr672/
Burzì672/
Beurh672/
Buihr671/
Burhs671/
Burddtte671/
Bourz671/
Bhird671/
Beurr671/
Wurdz671/
Burrh671/
Beurt671/
Burph671/
Buurt671/
Boujr671/
Borrd671/
Bau'r671/
Bauër671/
Vujrd671/
Butrt671/
Buitr671/
Bourp670/
Burrt670/
Burpp670/

Burd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burd in the Marathi language
बुरडburada-
Burd in the Oriya language
ବୁଡbuda87.5
ବୁଡ଼bura12.5
Burd in the Russian language
Бурдburd-

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