View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Burker Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Burker is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bürker. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burker? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 586,691^st most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname Burker is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Burker are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 948,845. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 23 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 20 percent are found and Panama, where 3 percent are found.

Burker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Burker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burker last name rose 554 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Burker surname is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burker surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.

Burker earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,688 USD per year.