Burghardt Surname

32,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Burghardt Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

Burks, Burkes (English, Irish) Dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place.

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Burghardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,5541:6,968862
United States2,3521:154,10715,796
Poland6171:61,6039,661
Brazil3831:558,94120,909
Austria3571:23,8533,742
Canada3571:103,20911,172
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
Hungary1501:65,4426,758
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
France531:1,253,259128,888
England451:1,238,17956,985
Australia391:692,19746,687
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Greenland111:5,125525
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Norway101:514,22941,629
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

The alternate forms: Burghárdt (1) are calculated separately.

Burghardt (604) may also be a first name.

Burghardt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

Burks, Burkes (English, Irish) Dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place.

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

User-submitted Reference

From the Middle High German words, burg (fortress) and hart (hard/strong). It was originally a traditional dithematic given name, but became common as a surname in the southwestern portion of the German-speaking region of Europe.

- burkartr1

Burghardt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burghardt (Georgian: ბურგჰარდტ) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Burghárdt. Click here to see other possible spellings of Burghardt.

How Common Is The Last Name Burghardt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burghardt is the 32,491st most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 444,824 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Burghardt reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Burghardt is also the 340,092nd most common forename globally, borne by 604 people.

Burghardt is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 11,554 people, or 1 in 6,968. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Barring Germany Burghardt is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

Burghardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burghardt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burghardt surname expanded 976 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burghardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burghardt surname are 6.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burghardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 62.67% more than the national average, earning 562,966 kr per year; in Peru they earn 544.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 125,021 per year; in South Africa they earn 131.2% more than the national average, earning R 549,420 per year; in United States they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $44,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $49,593 CAD per year.

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Burghardt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burghardt in the Georgian language
ბურგჰარდტburghardt-

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