Burg Surname

33,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Burg Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the fort or fortified place.

Burg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1491:50,7016,122
Germany2,3541:34,1994,512
France2,2321:29,7593,637
Brazil1,0281:208,2448,016
Netherlands9731:17,3562,695
Australia4061:66,4927,929
Austria1911:44,5837,134
Argentina1751:244,24819,837
Italy1531:399,71744,802
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Luxembourg1431:4,060557
Russia1081:1,334,47394,603
England881:633,16037,224
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Taiwan561:418,6563,233
Hungary451:218,13918,044
Poland391:974,58370,126
Chile371:476,12112,335
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Serbia261:274,80614,599
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Norway101:514,22941,629
India101:76,706,538639,611
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2971:38,7194,576

The alternate forms: Bürg (151) are calculated separately.

Burg (140) may also be a first name.

Burg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the fort or fortified place.

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

In all the Teutonic languages signifies a hill, a fortification, tower, castle, house, city, and nearly so in the Armoric and Welsh.

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

Burg: (Anglo-Saxon burh, in O.N. bjorg, D. borg, G. burg), a fortified place; closely akin to berg, a mountain. It enters into many combinations, both in singular and dative, as Edinburgh, Newborough, Canterbury, Aldermanbury, and Carrisbrugh, corrupted to Carisbrooke.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Burg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burg (Russian: Бург) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Bürg. Click here to see other possible spellings of Burg.

How Common Is The Last Name Burg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burg is the 33,545th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 460,421 people. Burg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Burg live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 781,395th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 140 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,149 people, or 1 in 50,701. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Minnesota, where 10 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Burg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 677 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Burg last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Burg surname are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning 428,094 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.05% more than the national average, earning R 458,760 per year; in United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $52,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürg92151/
Bourg898,069/
Burgh89785/
Burgs89400/
Burgt89318/
Beurg8932/
Burgk8922/
Burgì894/
Baurg892/
Burcg892/
Burrg891/
Burgg890/
Burgue80208/
Bourzg8092/
Bourgh8026/
Burgss803/
Burggs803/
Bourgt802/
Burgch802/
Burgsø802/
Bourgs802/
Burrgt801/
Burgke801/
Burgsh800/
Berg75201,618/
Borg7553,110/
Burk7527,316/
Barg755,369/
Birg75359/
Burc75241/
Burq75139/
Bärg7589/
Börg7529/
Burx754/
Byrg750/
Bourgue73931/
Burgova73124/
Burgová736/
Burggss731/
Burke67272,754/
Åberg6711,036/
Bergh6710,728/
Bergs675,819/
Burck671,792/
Bargh671,498/
Baerg671,455/
Bergt67955/
Borgh67753/
Bergk67735/
Bourk67468/
Øberg67255/
Bairg67234/
Bearg67140/
Burkh6758/
Bharg6757/
Bierg6747/
Bergg6746/
Beurq6737/
Bergø6736/
Bourc6736/
Borgå6722/
Åborg6721/
Boerg6716/
Birgs6715/
Bergå6715/
Birgh6714/
Burkt6713/
Bärgh6712/
Burkø678/
Æberg677/
Boorg676/
Borgø676/
Burkx676/
Beerg675/
Burkk675/
Bourq675/
Hberg673/
Bourgque673/
Bergz673/
Borgg672/
Bargg672/
Barrg672/
Bjærg672/
Biorg672/
Baurk671/
Buirk671/
Burhc671/
Byrgh671/
Borzg671/
Bhorg671/
Berrg671/
Beurk671/
Burkė671/
Burcs671/
Bürgő671/
Borrg671/
Burct670/
Bujrk670/
Burrk670/
Borgk670/
Baurx670/

Burg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burg in the Russian language
Бургburg-

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Burg Reference & Research

Bergman, Berg** Burg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bergman, Berg** Burg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burg
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