Burmaster Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Burmaster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the mayor,' an importation. Dutch, burgomaster; German, Birgemeistir.

Burmaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7911:458,22939,136
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

The alternate forms: Burmäster (6) are calculated separately.

Burmaster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the mayor,' an importation. Dutch, burgomaster; German, Birgemeistir.

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

BURMISTER: A mayor, or chief officer of a borough (burgi magister), a corruption either of the German burgemeister, the Dutch burgomaster, the Bussian bourmister, or the Danish bovgemester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Burmaster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burmaster is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Burmäster. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burmaster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 365,442nd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,383,532 people. The surname Burmaster is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Burmaster reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Burmaster is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 791 people, or 1 in 458,229. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Burmaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burmaster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 399 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burmaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burmaster surname are 15.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.12% registered with the party.

The amount Burmaster earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $48,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $56,628 CAD per year.

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