Burden Surname
Approximately 28,173 people bear this surname
Burden Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Burdon.' There are two townships of this name in County Durham, which have given their title to a local family.
John de Burdon, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameBurden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,069 | 1:22,556 | 2,833 |
| England | 6,145 | 1:9,067 | 1,318 |
| Canada | 2,041 | 1:18,053 | 2,558 |
| Australia | 1,481 | 1:18,228 | 2,544 |
| South Africa | 663 | 1:81,716 | 10,077 |
| Philippines | 330 | 1:306,782 | 43,225 |
| New Zealand | 319 | 1:14,195 | 2,478 |
| Scotland | 280 | 1:19,121 | 2,254 |
| Northern Ireland | 187 | 1:9,867 | 1,574 |
| Wales | 176 | 1:17,583 | 1,911 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| Isle of Man | 52 | 1:1,650 | 294 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 107 | 1:41,401 | 3,746 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,662 | 1:6,656 | 1,030 |
| Scotland | 109 | 1:34,341 | 2,786 |
| Isle of Man | 36 | 1:1,507 | 200 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,249 | 1:22,329 | 2,799 |
The alternate forms: Burdén (6) & Burdeń (5) are calculated separately.
Burden (146) may also be a first name.
Burden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Burdon.' There are two townships of this name in County Durham, which have given their title to a local family.
John de Burdon, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Nicholas de Burdon, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Lucya de Burdune, Devon, ibid.
Thomas Burdon, Yorkshire, ibid.
Robertus Burdon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.:
1597. Jeffery Burden, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1797. Married — Edward Burden and Susannah Randall: St. George, Hanover Square.
1808. — William Jackman and Sarah Burdon: ibid.
For Burden, q.v.
(English) One who came from Burdon (valley with a cow barn, or hill with a fort), the name of several places in England.
Lower says this name is probably a corruption of bourdon, a pilgrim's staff,—a very appropriate sign for a wayside hostelry. It may be local, derived from Bour, a house (from the Saxon bure, a bed—chamber), and den, a valley—the house in the valley.
From some local name ending in den (Anglo-Saxon den, dene, deorn, a plain, vale, dale, valley); or from Burdon, name of two townships co. Durham.
From Beaudean or Beaudoin; location name in Normandy (?). Burdon in Roll of Battell Abbey; in the Domesday Book, Buerd (?); from the French, Bourdain, Bourdin, Bourdon; personal name Bourdon in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John
Burden Demographics
Burden Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Burden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Burden (Russian: Бурден) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Burdén or Burdeń. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burden? popularity and diffusion
The surname Burden is the 19,477th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 258,671 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Burden are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 763,528th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 146 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 16,069 people, or 1 in 22,556. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Burden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Burden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burden last name increased 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 677 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Burden Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Burden last name is predominantly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Burden surname are 18.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.49% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Burden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.05% less than the national average, earning 197,087 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.09% more than the national average, earning R 380,436 per year; in United States they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $40,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,183 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdén | 94 | 6 | / |
| Burdeń | 94 | 5 | / |
| Beurden | 92 | 174 | / |
| Bourden | 92 | 173 | / |
| Burdeen | 92 | 83 | / |
| Burdien | 92 | 2 | / |
| Burdenn | 92 | 2 | / |
| Burdent | 92 | 1 | / |
| Burdden | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buirden | 92 | 1 | / |
| Burdn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Burdienė | 86 | 7 | / |
| Baurdien | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bourdien | 86 | 3 | / |
| Borden | 83 | 25,569 | / |
| Burdin | 83 | 9,258 | / |
| Burdyn | 83 | 853 | / |
| Vurden | 83 | 220 | / |
| Wurden | 83 | 76 | / |
| Burdem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bourdn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Burtdn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Burdne | 83 | 0 | / |
| Burdenova | 80 | 15 | / |
| Bourdenne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Burzdienė | 80 | 1 | / |
| Burdenová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bourdin | 77 | 12,889 | / |
| Burdina | 77 | 6,013 | / |
| Burdyna | 77 | 864 | / |
| Beurdin | 77 | 66 | / |
| Bierden | 77 | 49 | / |
| Burding | 77 | 28 | / |
| Baurdin | 77 | 23 | / |
| Vurdien | 77 | 20 | / |
| Vuurden | 77 | 12 | / |
| Baurdyn | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bordien | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bordeen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bourdín | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burddin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Borrden | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boorden | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wourden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Boerden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bordden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bordenn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bordn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bordiehn | 71 | 209 | / |
| Baurdina | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bahurdin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bourdina | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhaurdin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wourdeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baurdyna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burdinck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wourdeen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bordin | 67 | 15,574 | / |
| Worden | 67 | 15,141 | / |
| Burdym | 67 | 254 | / |
| Würden | 67 | 235 | / |
| Vurdem | 67 | 166 | / |
| Burdinova | 67 | 101 | / |
| Burdynova | 67 | 59 | / |
| Bordyn | 67 | 47 | / |
| Burdyń | 67 | 13 | / |
| Burdim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Burgyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bordín | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vurdin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bordèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burdynová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bordhn | 67 | 1 | / |
Burden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Burden in the Russian language | ||
| Бурден | burden | - |
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Burden Reference & Research
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