Burkett Surname

19,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Burkett Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) belonging to Bourguet, Bourget (France) = the Little Stronghold [v. under Burke, and + the French diminutive suff. -et] (English) 1 descendants of the A.-Sax, pers. name Burgh(e)ard= lit. Castle-Firm [Old English burg, a castle + h(e)ard, hard, firm] 2 for Birkett = Birkhead, q.

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Burkett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,4831:14,2241,777
England9601:58,0406,970
Australia6311:42,7825,439
Canada3961:93,04410,181
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Argentina1371:311,99624,829
Jamaica971:29,5872,210
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Trinidad and Tobago781:17,4872,128
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Panama301:130,4094,482
Israel241:356,56829,419
Guyana231:33,1403,492
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Wales101:309,45316,869
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China51:273,464,31313,838
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6081:40,0915,095
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9271:26,0613,201

Burkett (130) may also be a first name.

Burkett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) belonging to Bourguet, Bourget (France) = the Little Stronghold [v. under Burke, and + the French diminutive suff. -et] (English) 1 descendants of the A.-Sax, pers. name Burgh(e)ard= lit. Castle-Firm [Old English burg, a castle + h(e)ard, hard, firm] 2 for Birkett = Birkhead, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Burkett Last Name Facts

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

Burkett is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Burkett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burkett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,391st most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 257,429 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Burkett live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Burkett is also the 814,623rd most widely held forename internationally, held by 130 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 25,483 people, or 1 in 14,224. In The United States Burkett is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Burkett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burkett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burkett surname grew 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burkett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Burkett last name is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burkett last name are 18.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Burkett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.16% more than the national average, earning R 380,604 per year; in United States they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $40,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,785 CAD per year.

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Burkett Reference & Research

Burkett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Burkett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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