Explore the Family Name Buerkle

The meaning of Buerkle

German (Bürkle): see Burkle. Some characteristic forenames: German Frieda, Fritz, Hartmut, Hellmut, Kurt, Manfred, Reinhold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Buerkle has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,014th most popular surname in the United States, while in 2010 it moved up to the 30,701st position. This represents an improvement of around 1.01%. The number of people bearing this surname also increased over this period, from 708 in 2000 to 759 in 2010 - an increase of around 7.2%. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the Buerkle surname per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,014	#30,701	1.01%
Count	708	759	7.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.26	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buerkle

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Buerkle surname. As of 2010, the vast majority of individuals with this name, about 96.97%, identified as White, which indicates a slight decrease of 1.21% compared to 2000 when it stood at 98.16%. Notably, there was a significant proportional increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.71% in 2000 to 2.11% in 2010. This represents an impressive growth of 197.18%. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races increased by 11.27%, from 0.71% to 0.79%. However, no individuals with the Buerkle surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.16%	96.97%	-1.21%
Hispanic	0.71%	2.11%	197.18%
Two or More Races	0.71%	0.79%	11.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%