Explore the Family Name Birden

The meaning of Birden

Probably English: variant of Burden.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Birden in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Birden" slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, "Birden" was ranked 30,682 in terms of popularity amongst all surnames in the United States. However, by 2010, it had slipped to a rank of 32,302, indicating a decrease in usage by about 5.28%. The count of people with this surname also experienced a slight drop from 717 in 2000 to 713 in 2010, a reduction of approximately 0.56%. As a result, the proportion of individuals with the "Birden" surname per 100,000 population declined by 11.11% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,682	#32,302	-5.28%
Count	717	713	-0.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Birden

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals with the "Birden" surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some intriguing shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority ethnic identity associated with "Birden" remained consistent, with Black individuals making up 72.25% in 2000 and 72.93% in 2010, an increase of nearly 1%. Notably, there was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing this surname in either year. The representation of Whites within the "Birden" surname population saw a decrease from 24.27% in 2000 to 22.02% in 2010. Interestingly, the census recorded a new presence of Hispanic individuals at 1.26% in 2010, where none was noted in 2000. Lastly, those identifying as two or more races increased from 3.21% to 3.51%, showing a growth of 9.35% across the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	72.25%	72.93%	0.94%
White	24.27%	22.02%	-9.27%
Two or More Races	3.21%	3.51%	9.35%
Hispanic	0%	1.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%