Burleigh Surname

75,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Burleigh Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Burleigh' or' Burley,' the spellings being interchangeable. Places (including parishes, chapelries, liberties, and tithings) occur in Rutland, Hampshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, and Cheshire.

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Burleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1121:88,1479,928
Australia7891:34,2154,509
England6851:81,3409,019
Canada4801:76,7628,638
Scotland1181:45,3714,059
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Antigua and Barbuda561:1,771303
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Denmark81:705,58939,626
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Anguilla11:13,436792
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland941:47,1264,063
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3141:77,6298,424
Scotland631:59,4163,787
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8901:56,4256,305

Burleigh (515) may also be a first name.

Burleigh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Burleigh' or' Burley,' the spellings being interchangeable. Places (including parishes, chapelries, liberties, and tithings) occur in Rutland, Hampshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, and Cheshire. With regard to the suffix -high or -ley, v. Leigh.

Nicholas Borlegh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John de Borleg, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon de Burley, Salop, ibid.

1577. Edward Burleigh, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1578-9- Edward Burley, Wiltshire: ibid.

1605. Henry Borlighe, Devon: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Burleigh or Burley = 1 the Boor-Lea (Peasants’ Lea) [Old English ge)btlr + leáh] 2 the Byre (Cattle-Stall) Lea [O.E byre + leáh] 3 the Castle-Lea [Old English burh + leáh] 4 the Hill-Lea [Old English beorh + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Burley (wood belonging to a fort), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Often interchangeably used.) Places in cos. Northampt., Rutland, Hants, York, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Burh, Saxon, is the same as burg, a city, castle, house, or tower; in composition, it signifies defense; leigh, a low place, opposed to a place higher, the same as ley, a meadow, a pasture. Burly, swelled, bulky, boisterous.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Burleigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burleigh is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burleigh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 75,771st most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,125,490 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Burleigh live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 372,418th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 515 people.

Burleigh is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,112 people, or 1 in 88,147. In The United States Burleigh is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Burleigh is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Burleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burleigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burleigh last name increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burleigh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burleigh surname is predominantly Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burleigh surname are 0.089999999999996% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burleigh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.62% more than the national average, earning R 410,208 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $48,147 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burleyigh941/
Burligh936/
Burleig930/
Burliegh8828/
Burleagh880/
Burlaigh880/
Burleg861/
Buerliegh821/
Burleeg801/
Buerleg800/
Burlik71137/
Burlec71133/
Burlic7117/
Burlag715/
Burlex712/
Bourlough710/
Burlykh6722/
Burlick6714/
Burlake677/
Burleac672/
Bourligova671/
Burliac671/
Burlakh671/
Borleeg671/

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