Burling Surname
Approximately 4,230 people bear this surname
Burling Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Burgullian,' i.e. the boaster; it occurs in Ben Jonson's Every Man in his Humour (iv. 4): 'That rogue, that foist, that fencing Burgullian' (H.E.D). A boaster, a braggadocio. Nevertheless the prefix is as often de as le, denoting a local origin.
Read More About This SurnameBurling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,520 | 1:238,460 | 22,828 |
| England | 1,178 | 1:47,299 | 5,946 |
| Australia | 696 | 1:38,787 | 5,039 |
| New Zealand | 314 | 1:14,421 | 2,535 |
| Canada | 299 | 1:123,229 | 12,908 |
| Philippines | 60 | 1:1,687,304 | 110,517 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 547 | 1:44,562 | 5,546 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 318 | 1:157,920 | 14,489 |
The alternate forms: Bürling (163) are calculated separately.
Burling (23) may also be a first name.
Burling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Burgullian,' i.e. the boaster; it occurs in Ben Jonson's Every Man in his Humour (iv. 4): 'That rogue, that foist, that fencing Burgullian' (H.E.D). A boaster, a braggadocio. Nevertheless the prefix is as often de as le, denoting a local origin.
William de Burgiloun, Norfolk, 41 Henry III: History of Norfolk.
Richard de Burguillon, Norfolk, 16 Henry III: ibid.
Philip le Burgelun, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugo Burgifiun, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William Burgellyn, Norfolk, ibid.
William de Burgulioun, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William le Burguillun. Calendarium Genealogicum.
Geoffrey le Burgillon. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Perhaps corrupted to Burdline and Burline, now Burling.
1561. Baptised — Ellin, d. Richard Burline: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1562. — Elizabeth, d. Richard Burdlin: ibid.
(English) Byrle’s Son [Anglo-Saxon *Byrling: v. under Burl, and + the Old English fil. suff. -ing]
Burling Demographics
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Burling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burling Come From? nationality or country of origin
Burling occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Bürling. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Burling? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 109,972nd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,722,824 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Burling are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,520 people, or 1 in 238,460. In The United States Burling is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 7 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.
Burling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Burling has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Burling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Burling last name are 22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.77% being registered with the party.
The amount Burling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,410 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.97% less than the national average, earning R 26,220 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $49,104 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bürling | 95 | 163 | / |
| Beurling | 93 | 104 | / |
| Buerling | 93 | 17 | / |
| Burrling | 93 | 3 | / |
| Buhrling | 93 | 1 | / |
| Burlingt | 93 | 1 | / |
| Burlingh | 93 | 0 | / |
| Burlin | 92 | 1,901 | / |
| Beurlingk | 88 | 1 | / |
| Borling | 86 | 941 | / |
| Burlina | 86 | 641 | / |
| Burglin | 86 | 618 | / |
| Burlion | 86 | 467 | / |
| Bourlin | 86 | 15 | / |
| Burlind | 86 | 9 | / |
| Burlgin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Burilng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Burhlin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Burlinn | 86 | 0 | / |
| Burlien | 86 | 0 | / |
| Baurlin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wurling | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bierling | 80 | 1,210 | / |
| Bourlion | 80 | 70 | / |
| Beurlion | 80 | 20 | / |
| Borrling | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bourlina | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bourlien | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bourlind | 80 | 1 | / |
| Borlling | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whurling | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bourglin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Borhling | 80 | 0 | / |
| Borlin | 77 | 422 | / |
| Burlyn | 77 | 95 | / |
| Burlim | 77 | 72 | / |
| Burlen | 77 | 65 | / |
| Burlén | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vurlin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burlinova | 75 | 80 | / |
| Burlinowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boerlling | 75 | 0 | / |
| Worling | 71 | 156 | / |
| Boerlin | 71 | 133 | / |
| Burlyna | 71 | 92 | / |
| Beurlen | 71 | 30 | / |
| Burlend | 71 | 19 | / |
| Buhrlen | 71 | 14 | / |
| Borhlin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Borlink | 71 | 3 | / |
| Burlene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Butrlen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burhlen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vorling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borlinq | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burleen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Burllen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bierlink | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bourrillion | 67 | 29 | / |
| Borlinck | 67 | 7 | / |
| Burillen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bierilng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whorling | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woerling | 67 | 0 | / |
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