Where Does The Last Name Burroughs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Burroughs occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burroughs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 19,434^th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 258,131 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Burroughs are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666^th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 59 people.

The last name Burroughs is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 24,220 people, or 1 in 14,965. In The United States Burroughs is mostly concentrated in: California, where 7 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Burroughs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Burroughs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 553 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 29 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burroughs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burroughs last name are 8.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burroughs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.59% more than the national average, earning R 448,152 per year; in United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $49,219 CAD per year.