Burscough Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Burscough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burscough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Burscough Last Name Facts

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

Burscough is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Burscough click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burscough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,746,159th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Burscough reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Burscough is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 37 percent live, Merseyside, where 20 percent live and Cumbria, where 12 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Burscough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burscough has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Burscough surname rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burscough Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Burscough earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning R 236,760 per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $51,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bursug804/
Burscuc754/
Buerskog7114/
Bourzoug713/
Burschuk711/
Burschak711/
Borsaugh711/
Bursuc674,180/
Bursuk67587/
Bursac67454/
Bourchouk67309/
Burcag67302/
Burcuk6721/
Bursoc6715/
Bourchouq671/
Burshchuk671/
Burjug671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burscough
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