Burden Surname

19,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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 Surname

Burden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,0691:22,5562,833
England6,1451:9,0671,318
Canada2,0411:18,0532,558
Australia1,4811:18,2282,544
South Africa6631:81,71610,077
Philippines3301:306,78243,225
New Zealand3191:14,1952,478
Scotland2801:19,1212,254
Northern Ireland1871:9,8671,574
Wales1761:17,5831,911
Israel581:147,54515,555
Isle of Man521:1,650294
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
France151:4,428,181244,602
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Norway91:571,36544,190
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malta11:430,2723,380
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1071:41,4013,746
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,6621:6,6561,030
Scotland1091:34,3412,786
Isle of Man361:1,507200
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2491:22,3292,799

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Burden, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Burdon (valley with a cow barn, or hill with a fort), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

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

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burdén946/
Burdeń945/
Beurden92174/
Bourden92173/
Burdeen9283/
Burdien922/
Burdenn922/
Burdent921/
Burdden921/
Buirden921/
Burdn911/
Burdienė867/
Baurdien864/
Bourdien863/
Borden8325,569/
Burdin839,258/
Burdyn83853/
Vurden83220/
Wurden8376/
Burdem833/
Bourdn833/
Burtdn832/
Burdne830/
Burdenova8015/
Bourdenne801/
Burzdienė801/
Burdenová801/
Bourdin7712,889/
Burdina776,013/
Burdyna77864/
Beurdin7766/
Bierden7749/
Burding7728/
Baurdin7723/
Vurdien7720/
Vuurden7712/
Baurdyn775/
Bordien775/
Bordeen773/
Bourdín771/
Burddin771/
Borrden771/
Boorden771/
Wourden770/
Boerden770/
Bordden770/
Bordenn770/
Bordn731/
Bordiehn71209/
Baurdina7118/
Bahurdin714/
Bourdina713/
Bhaurdin711/
Wourdeng711/
Baurdyna711/
Burdinck710/
Wourdeen710/
Bordin6715,574/
Worden6715,141/
Burdym67254/
Würden67235/
Vurdem67166/
Burdinova67101/
Burdynova6759/
Bordyn6747/
Burdyń6713/
Burdim679/
Burgyn673/
Bordín672/
Vurdin672/
Bordèn671/
Burdynová671/
Bordhn671/

Burden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burden in the Russian language
Бурденburden-

Search for Another Surname

Burden Reference & Research

Borton-Borden-Burden DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Barden_Bardeen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Borton-Borden-Burden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burden
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis