Explore the Family Name Bur

The meaning of Bur

1. Swiss German and North German: variant of Bauer ‘peasant’ or ‘neighbor, fellow citizen’. 2. French: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with bur ‘dwelling, settlement’. 3. Slovak (Búr): unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Bur" has seen some growth between 2000 and 2010. The rank improved from 43232 in 2000 to 40909 in 2010, indicating a positive change of approximately 5.37 percent. This is reflected in the count as well, with an increase of 13.16 percent from 471 in 2000 to 533 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with the surname "Bur" per 100,000 people also increased by 5.88 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,232	#40,909	5.37%
Count	471	533	13.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.18	5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bur

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Bur", the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. Proportionally, individuals identified as White have shown a slight increase of 1.19 percent while those identified as Black showed a significant rise of 86.98 percent. The Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were not represented in 2000 but saw representations of 3.38 percent and 1.13 percent respectively in 2010. However, there was a noticeable decrease in representation for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and two or more races, with declines of 58.92 percent and 44.71 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.44%	84.43%	1.19%
Black	3.61%	6.75%	86.98%
Hispanic	0%	3.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.94%	2.44%	-58.92%
Two or More Races	3.4%	1.88%	-44.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.13%	0%