Burgos Surname

1,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Puerto Rico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Burgos Surname Definition:

One who came from Burgos (castle or strong-hold), the name of several places in Spain.

Surname from city of Burgos, old capital of Castile. Several towns with name as all or part of titles found near Lugo, Compostela, Urgel, Mondonedo, Malaga, Orense, Zaragoza, Osma, Ávila, Segovia, and Leon.

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Burgos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Puerto Rico68,5221:526
Argentina40,1531:1,065148
Mexico31,9521:3,885529
Colombia31,3121:1,526302
Chile28,2991:623143
United States23,6251:15,3421,942
Ecuador21,0691:755120
Spain20,2781:2,306274
Philippines19,0681:5,309431
Peru14,6741:2,166367
Dominican Republic14,1201:739135
Venezuela11,5451:2,616421
Bolivia9,7481:1,089224
Paraguay7,7331:936213
Honduras4,4651:1,975317
El Salvador3,4611:1,833325
Guatemala2,2921:7,017872
Brazil2,2881:93,5643,537
Uruguay2,1831:1,572192
Panama1,3981:2,798378
France1,3601:48,8406,350
Nicaragua1,3101:4,596516
Cuba1,1571:9,959867
Costa Rica1,0681:4,476379
Belize4081:871196
Canada3251:113,37112,083
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Italy1581:387,06844,030
England1161:480,32831,110
Suriname1021:5,4181,247
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Australia781:346,09929,260
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Japan461:2,779,22432,156
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Israel361:237,71222,042
Guam331:4,852643
Norway311:165,88020,092
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Andorra211:3,992813
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Curaçao141:11,232389
Finland121:458,05828,977
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Estonia81:165,22626,217
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland71:764,83125,488
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales61:515,75523,171
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Burgos (508) may also be a first name.

Burgos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Burgos (castle or strong-hold), the name of several places in Spain.

Surname from city of Burgos, old capital of Castile. Several towns with name as all or part of titles found near Lugo, Compostela, Urgel, Mondonedo, Malaga, Orense, Zaragoza, Osma, Ávila, Segovia, and Leon. Derived from German "burgs." Is also Frankish for small city.

"Burgo" refers to a small place near the city, a village, a monastery or cathedral.

Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula and the Americas. Some members belonged to Order of Santiago.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

BURGOS: Local. A city of Spain, in Old Castile, situated beside a hill, on the river Arlanzon.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Burgos Last Name Facts

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

Burgos (Russian: Бургос) is more frequently found in Puerto Rico than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burgos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,468th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,940 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Burgos live; 46 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 375,473rd most commonly held forename internationally, held by 508 people.

Burgos is most frequently held in Puerto Rico, where it is held by 68,522 people, or 1 in 52. In Puerto Rico it is most numerous in: San Juan, where 21 percent reside, Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Trujillo Alto, where 5 percent reside. Besides Puerto Rico this surname exists in 103 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 11 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.

Burgos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burgos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burgos last name rose 214,773 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burgos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burgos surname are 41.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Burgos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 61.16% less than the national average, earning €11,663 per year; in Norway they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning 301,418 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,641 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $20,783,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 15% less than the national average, earning $36,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $51,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourgos92182/
Burgois92161/
Burgoss9216/
Buergos9212/
Burgous925/
Buirgos923/
Burrgos922/
Burgoes921/
Beurgos921/
Burgots920/
Burgost920/
Burgo916,118/
Buros91399/
Bourgois865,381/
Bourgous862/
Burgoise861/
Bourgoes860/
Baurgois860/
Burgoa837,446/
Bouros831,685/
Burgot83696/
Butros83691/
Burgas83651/
Burros83464/
Borgos83461/
Burgus83445/
Burgoz83152/
Bourgo83129/
Burose83107/
Vurgos8386/
Burosh8374/
Burgho8372/
Burgod8365/
Burosz8337/
Burois8320/
Burgoo8320/
Bauros8316/
Burgoy8315/
Burgoc837/
Burgoj837/
Burngo836/
Buross835/
Burzos835/
Burgox832/
Burous832/
Burgou831/
Buiros831/
Beurgo831/
Buroos831/
Buirgo831/
Baurgo830/
Burhos830/
Burghouts80232/
Bourgoise8099/
Bourgoist8013/
Bhurghost802/
Bourghois801/
Burghouse800/
Bourgoiss800/
Boutros7738,825/
Bourgou7718,403/
Burrous77786/
Borgosz77563/
Bourous77458/
Beurois77243/
Burross77179/
Burosse77151/
Borghos77136/
Butrous77104/
Bourosh7794/
Bourgoz7794/
Buttros7790/
Bourgot7776/
Burgass7750/
Burguss7749/
Burgohy7746/
Burgoch7744/
Burosch7730/
Burgase7724/
Buitrgo7724/
Bourgoy7723/
Bourros7716/
Bourgas7712/
Baurose7711/
Burengo7710/
Burgott779/
Vourgos779/
Bourgoo779/
Borgois775/
Buroiss774/
Buringo774/
Bautros773/
Burgust773/
Bourois773/
Buhrots773/
Bourgoa773/
Butrose772/
Burgoiz772/
Buitros771/
Buroosh771/
Burrost771/
Borgosh771/
D'Burgo771/
Bourgoi771/
Burzgas771/
Buirose771/
Baurros771/
Butross771/
Burghop770/
Burroos770/
Burrose770/
Burghas770/
Burgast770/
Burouss770/
Beurose770/
Burguse770/
Burgood770/
Bourgus770/
Burouse770/
Burrgus770/
Burgout770/
Burgoyd770/
Burgoshova7518/
Bourgeeois753/
Boros7327,373/
Burga7319,943/
Borgo738,360/
Buras734,358/
Buroz73863/
Burgă7338/
Vurgo7336/
Vuros7323/
Buroś735/
Buroš732/
Bóros731/
Burghaus71630/
Burghout71626/
Boutrois71527/
Bourrous71399/
Boutrous71217/
Boutross71176/
Burhouse7194/
Buttrose7194/
Buttross7185/
Beurrois7162/
Bourgoix7122/
Bourosse7121/
Bourgoit7120/
Burringo7110/
Bourouss719/
Burrouhs715/
Burghuis715/
Bourrois715/
Burghuys714/
Bourgase714/
Bouroiss713/
Bourgoisová712/
Borghosh712/
Burgasse711/
Burghads711/
Burrojhs711/
Burroths711/
Bourguss711/
Borgosch711/
Burrouss710/
Bourgoud710/
Baurgads710/
Bouras6759,644/
Borgou673,177/
Burgaz671,843/
Burgat671,482/
Borgas67877/
Boross67864/
Vouros67805/
Bourga67509/
Burgaç67492/
Borosh67456/
Burras67430/
Burgaj67326/
Burase67313/
Buraas67244/
Bauras67237/
Borzos67237/
Borros67195/
Borgoo67190/
Burgau67165/
Borosz67151/
Burgad67140/
Borgus67128/
Burash6791/
Bouroş6790/
Bhuras6773/
Burgasova6763/
Bourousse6756/
Bhurga6752/
Borgho6747/
Boroos6745/
Buraus6742/
Burhas6734/
Booros6733/
Buiras6730/
Buroch6729/
Burgah6723/
Burgazova6722/
Borgoň6722/
Bourghoud6720/
Burghause6717/
Burasz6717/
Burats6717/
Burzás6714/
Butras6713/
Borgoa6713/
Bouroz6713/
Burghoudt6713/
Burgaa6713/
Burrouths679/
Boeros676/
Borgoy676/
Bourgoult674/
Burgha674/
Borgoz673/
Borgoi673/
Burgaß673/
Bhoros672/
Borohs672/
Burass671/
Burzas671/
Burzga671/
Burnga671/
Buroshova671/
Burrga671/
Burrousch671/
Burroushs671/
Beurga671/
Vorgos671/
Burgac671/
Burguç671/
Butroz671/
Burľás671/
Bourox671/
Borgoš671/
Borois671/
Baurga671/
Bourghass671/
Boorgo671/
Burgap670/
Baurhouse670/
Bureus670/

Burgos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burgos in the Russian language
Бургосburgos-

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