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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Burguș. For other potential spellings of Burgus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burgus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 671,677th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Burgus are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Burgus is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 1,072,364. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 44 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Wisconsin, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Burgus exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Burgus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burgus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burgus last name grew 331 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burgus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burgus surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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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