How Many People Have the Last Name Burk?

15,500

people had the surname Burk in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 19,048 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,352

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

5.25

In 2010

Largest Group

90.4%

White

Change Since 2000

+3%

+452 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Burk (90.4%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Burk ranks #1,759. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 92.5% to 90.4%.

White 90.4%
Black 3.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%

📈 Change Since 2000

Burk grew from 15,048 people in 2000 to 15,500 in 2010 (up 3%), and its rank fell from #2,215 to #2,352. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.58 to 5.25 people per 100,000.

20002010
People15,04815,500
Rank#2,215#2,352
Per 100,000 people5.585.25

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Burk

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,350Ceballos15,515
#2,351Leary15,505
#2,352Borden15,500
#2,352Burk15,500
#2,354Nagy15,497
#2,355Chatman15,473
#2,356Dow15,472

👤 Burk as a First Name

Burk is a first name too: about 150 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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