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 last name Burden (Russian: Бурден) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Burdén or Burdeń. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burden? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,477th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 258,671 people. The last name Burden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Burden live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 763,528th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 146 people.
The surname Burden is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 16,069 people, or 1 in 22,556. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 66 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Burden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Burden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burden surname 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 adherence of those holding the Burden last name is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Burden surname are 18.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.49% registered to vote for the 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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