Burl Surname

307,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Burl Surname Definition:

(English) Cupbearer, Butler [Old English byrle]

Burl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9751:371,75332,959
England951:586,50635,379
Australia551:490,83137,357
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
India81:95,883,173728,828
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:126,81512,228

Burl (6,566) may also be a first name.

Burl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Cupbearer, Butler [Old English byrle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Borel. Ralph, Ranulph, Renauld Borel, and others of the name, occur in Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Burrell.

The Norman People (1874)

Burl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burl (Russian: Бурл) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 307,802nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,939,320 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Burl live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 80,884th most numerous given name in the world, held by 6,566 people.

The surname Burl is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 975 people, or 1 in 371,753. In The United States Burl is most common in: Michigan, where 11 percent reside, Louisiana, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Burl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burl surname rose 246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burl surname are 5.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burl earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.51% less than the national average, earning R 158,004 per year and in United States they earn 9.33% less than the national average, earning $39,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burel898,835/
Buril89375/
Buryl8916/
Buirl898/
Burll896/
Buerl892/
Burlh891/
Buyrl891/
Bourl891/
Baurl891/
Burhl890/
Burrl890/
Burld890/
Bourel803,176/
Burlet802,958/
Buriel802,309/
Beurel801,369/
Burell801,144/
Burrel80596/
Buriol80307/
Buruel80125/
Burril80121/
Buhril80117/
Bouril8086/
Buhrel8086/
Burill8067/
Bauril8037/
Burzel8035/
Burild8032/
Baurel8025/
Buruil8010/
Buurel807/
Burgil806/
Busril804/
Buerel803/
Bhuril802/
Buirel802/
Burrll801/
Bureel801/
Burehl801/
Buerll801/
Burgli801/
Butrel801/
Burled801/
Burael801/
Bhurel801/
Burzyl801/
Buhryl801/
Baurll800/
Bourll800/
Wurl751,263/
Borl75138/
Vurl751/
Burrell7348,447/
Burrill733,761/
Bourlet732,745/
Burruel732,707/
Bourrel732,407/
Burriel731,330/
Burlova731,145/
Burlett73344/
Bouriel73276/
Bourell73185/
Bautrel7375/
Beurlet7365/
Bouriol7362/
Burzell7361/
Bauruel7344/
Burrild7343/
Boutrel7310/
Burlová7310/
Burlech739/
Boutril735/
Butrell734/
Butrill734/
Buriell733/
Burriol732/
Bureell731/
Bhurell731/
Beurell731/
Beurrel731/
Bouroel731/
Bourael731/
Bhutrel731/
Bhurgli731/
Burigli731/
Burgill730/
Buerell730/
Burrelt730/
Buttrel730/
Burzill730/
Borel6718,199/
Bierl671,283/
Burylova671,272/
Burilova67476/
Buttrill67316/
Buřil67179/
Boril67173/
Vurel67101/
Bourlett6794/
Buttrell6767/
Bourrell6757/
Bourriel6743/
Burył6737/
Wurzl6735/
Burriell6731/
Burleová6724/
Burelová6722/
Wurll6721/
Burelova6718/
Wuhrl6715/
Boerl6712/
Boorl679/
Burruell677/
Bourruel675/
Baurrell673/
Vuril673/
Bürzl673/
Bhorl673/
Borll673/
Borhl672/
Boryl672/
Burrrell671/
Bhirl671/
Vourl671/
Wurhl671/
Weurl671/
Borlh671/
Bourehel671/
Bürel671/
Wuril671/
Wourl670/
Buurrell670/
Beurrell670/

Burl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burl in the Russian language
Бурлburl-

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