Burgus Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

Burgus Surname Definition:

From Bargus in Perran Arwathal; from bargus, the top of the wood. Hals says St. Issey was taxed either under the jurisdiction of Polton or Burge, now Burgus, i. e. Turris.

Burgus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Romania701:286,82726,171
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

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

Burgus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Bargus in Perran Arwathal; from bargus, the top of the wood. Hals says St. Issey was taxed either under the jurisdiction of Polton or Burge, now Burgus, i. e. Turris.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Burgus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burgus is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Burguș. Click here for other potential spellings of Burgus.

How Common Is The Last Name Burgus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burgus is the 671,677th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Burgus reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 338 people, or 1 in 1,072,364. In The United States it is most numerous in: Iowa, where 44 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States Burgus occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Burgus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burgus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 331 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burgus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burgus surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Burgus earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $45,601 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burguș941/
Burguss9249/
Burgous925/
Burgust923/
Burguse920/
Bourgus920/
Burrgus920/
Burgu913,428/
Burus91649/
Burghaus86630/
Burghuis865/
Burghuys864/
Bourgous862/
Bourguss861/
Burgos83365,477/
Burrus836,263/
Butrus83381/
Bhurgu83307/
Burgau83165/
Burgut83137/
Borgus83128/
Burguc8360/
Bourus8353/
Buraus8342/
Buruse8330/
Burhus8326/
Baurus8319/
Buruss8310/
Burush837/
Buurgu834/
Burghu834/
Burguj834/
Bhurus834/
Bourgu833/
Burous832/
Burgud832/
Burgou831/
Burrgu831/
Burguç831/
Buruis831/
Wurgus831/
Burust830/
Buyrus830/
Bureus830/
Burghouts80232/
Burghause8017/
Burghouse800/
Bourgou7718,403/
Burgaud773,232/
Burruss772,630/
Burrous77786/
Bourous77458/
Bourgos77182/
Bourgau77113/
Butrous77104/
Burrhus7794/
Borghus7784/
Bourrus7770/
Boutrus7729/
Borguss7720/
Burgoss7716/
Buttrus7713/
Bhurghu778/
Borgusz775/
Butruss775/
Burushe774/
Bhuurgu773/
Buirgos773/
Burrgos772/
Bourush772/
Baureus772/
Burgutt771/
Bouraus771/
Bouruis771/
Burgoes771/
Burguch771/
Burguľa771/
Burhaus771/
Burgaut771/
Burgaux771/
Beurgos771/
Bourgut771/
Burraus770/
Butraus770/
Burouss770/
Burouse770/
Burgout770/
Buruş731,045/
Borus73845/
Buros73399/
Borgu73135/
Buruš7358/
Vurus738/
Buruz737/
Borghuis71736/
Burghout71626/
Bourgaux71415/
Bourrous71399/
Burghuth71244/
Boutrous71217/
Bourrust71172/
Bourgaud71161/
Burhouse7194/
Beurgaud7191/
Burgault7191/
Bourgaut7160/
Borghaus7153/
Burusova7148/
Bourouss719/
Burrouhs715/
Beureuse715/
Bouruiss713/
Bourgult711/
Bhurusht711/
Butrushe711/
Bouruise711/
Bourgoes710/
Burrouss710/
Burrouys710/
Baurhaus710/
Beurhaus710/
Bourgoud710/
Burhause710/
Bourgault675,879/
Borgou673,177/
Bouros671,685/
Burros67464/
Borgos67461/
Boorgu67182/
Burgoz67152/
Borush67126/
Burosh6774/
Bourousse6756/
Borrus6753/
Burosz6737/
Bourghoud6720/
Burgoo6720/
Bauros6716/
Burghoudt6713/
Borguś6712/
Boraus6710/
Burrouths679/
Buruce678/
Boruss676/
Bhorus676/
Boreus675/
Buruch675/
Buross675/
Borous675/
Burzos675/
Burushova674/
Bourgoult674/
Borusz672/
Burrousch671/
Burroushs671/
Bourgautt671/
Vurrus671/
Burguľová671/
Butruz671/
Burúzs671/
Buiros671/
Borguz671/
Borzus671/
Beurgault671/
Baurgault671/
Boerus671/
Buroos671/
Boorus670/
Burgoe670/
Borrghaus670/
Burhos670/
Buroes670/
Baurhouse670/

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