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 last name Burmaster is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Burmäster. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burmaster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 365,442nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,383,532 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Burmaster live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 458,229. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Burmaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burmaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burmaster last name increased 399 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burmaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burmaster last name are 15.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.12% being registered to vote for the political 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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