Burson Surname

63,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Burson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9411:52,2206,288
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
France1891:351,44352,732
England1791:311,27423,420
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Spain571:820,21133,492
Canada441:837,40065,151
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Wales201:154,72710,755
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Israel91:950,84857,975
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0571:47,5115,442

The alternate forms: Bursón (7) are calculated separately.

Burson (66) may also be a first name.

Burson Last Name Facts

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

Burson (Russian: Бурсон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Bursón. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,892nd most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 929,890 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Burson live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 66 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,941 people, or 1 in 52,220. In The United States Burson is mostly found in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 2 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Burson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burson surname grew 657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Burson are 20.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $46,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bursón947/
Bourson92799/
Bursong926/
Burscon922/
Bursson921/
Burhson921/
Burshon921/
Burrson920/
Beurson920/
Bursone920/
Burrsion862/
Bursoond860/
Borson83845/
Burcon83543/
Burzon83373/
Bursan83219/
Bursen8321/
Bursán8321/
Burjon835/
Bursun834/
Bursom833/
Vurson833/
Burçon831/
Bursén831/
Burżon831/
Burshan773,455/
Borshon771,083/
Bursian77766/
Buursen77174/
Bourjon77164/
Burszan77114/
Burszán7786/
Boerson7718/
Borrson7714/
Burseen779/
Burchon775/
Burzong774/
Wuirson774/
Bourcon772/
Burgion772/
Butrsan771/
Borsson771/
Bursune771/
Boursen771/
Beursen771/
Burjohn770/
Boorson770/
Bursoom770/
Bourgion7110/
Boursoum717/
Bourshan713/
Burzzone711/
Bhurshan711/
Butrsang711/
Burssien711/
Burrshan711/
Bourcoin711/
Bourchon711/
Boursien711/
Bourjoin711/
Bourjone710/
Boursand710/
Bourjohn710/
Borsan671,371/
Burjan671,075/
Burzan67546/
Burcun67279/
Borzon67212/
Bursam67188/
Vursun67143/
Burcan67140/
Borsen67112/
Burçan6779/
Burzán6754/
Burcoń6742/
Vursan6731/
Bursum6714/
Borsén678/
Borsun678/
Bursanova678/
Burzun676/
Burshatin674/
Worson673/
Vursén673/
Burcen672/
Bourssane672/
Bourgione671/
Burcão671/
Burzom671/
Burzoń671/
Bourzoune671/
Bürsen671/

Burson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burson in the Russian language
Бурсонburson-

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Burson Reference & Research

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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 Burson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis