How Many People Have the Last Name Burke?
people had the surname Burke in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,400 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+3,702 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Burke (85.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Burke ranks #179. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Burke grew from 119,175 people in 2000 to 122,877 in 2010 (up 3.1%), and its rank fell from #229 to #246. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 44.18 to 41.66 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 119,175 | 122,877 |
| Rank | #229 | #246 |
| Per 100,000 people | 44.18 | 41.66 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Burke
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Burke: B620
👤 Burke as a First Name
Burke is a first name too: about 3,222 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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