Burrard Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Burrard Surname Definition:

Local. A high hill or top. Boorard, resembling a countryman; Boer, Dutch, a rustic, a farmer, and ard, nature, mode, kind.

Burrard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Burrard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A high hill or top. Boorard, resembling a countryman; Boer, Dutch, a rustic, a farmer, and ard, nature, mode, kind.

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

William Berart, or Berard, Odo, Osbert, Richard, and William B. occur in Normandy, 1180-93 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Ralph Borehart held two fees of the Earl of Cornwall, 1165 (Liber Niger). From this family descended the Baronets Burrard.

The Norman People (1874)

Burrard Last Name Facts

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

Burrard is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burrard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Burrard reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Burrard is most common in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most numerous in: Dorset, where 100 percent are found. Beside England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Burrard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burrard has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Burrard surname fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Burard9244/
Burrar920/
Burgard865,309/
Beurard8692/
Burhard8662/
Bourard8626/
Bourrar861/
Burzard860/
Burar8343/
Burgardt802,905/
Bourgard80440/
Burgaard80154/
Burhardt80145/
Buhrgard8010/
Burrhart801/
Burgaurd801/
Baurgard801/
Burgar77826/
Bourar77210/
Burare77137/
Burhar77109/
Burror7765/
Bhurar7739/
Borrar7714/
Butrar776/
Borard773/
Baurar772/
Burarz772/
Burzar771/
Burart771/
Buhrar770/
Buurgaard7534/
Burhhardt753/
Bourgardt752/
Burahardt751/
Burhgardt751/
Burgahrdt750/
Burgart711,431/
Burhart71303/
Bourare71245/
Borhard7111/
Boujrar719/
Bouhrar714/
Bousrar713/
Bhurgar713/
Burgarh713/
Worrard712/
Burahar712/
Buraare712/
Burrert711/
Bourhhardt711/
Burgord711/
Burhare711/
Boreard711/
Bhurare711/
Bhorrar711/
Burarre711/
Vourard711/
Burhord711/
Boraird710/
Borar67748/
Bourrour67206/
Vurar67139/
Bourgart6780/
Burgartt6757/
Borhardt6745/
Bourgord6731/
Buror6714/
Burahare674/
Baurarte672/
Baurgart671/
Burahart671/
Burhhart671/
Burheart671/
Vorraard671/
Burharts670/
Buerhart670/
Borahard670/
Burharte670/

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