Explore the Family Name Burchard

The meaning of Burchard

1. English: probably a variant of Burchett. 2. German: variant of Burkhart. History: Thomas Burchard came from London, England, to MA in 1635 aboard the True Love, and by 1652 he was in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Burchard has seen an increase between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 12,698 and rose to a rank of 11,988 in 2010. This represents a rank change of 5.59%. The count of individuals with the surname also increased from 2,234 in 2000 to 2,605 in 2010, marking a 16.61% rise. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people grew by 6.02% during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,698	#11,988	5.59%
Count	2,234	2,605	16.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.88	6.02%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burchard

Looking into the ethnicity distribution of the Burchard surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, several changes can be observed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly by 2.11%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 89.41%. There was a small uptick in individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native by 31.58%. There were no individuals within the Asian/Pacific Islander or Black categories in 2000, but by 2010, these communities had representation with 0.77% and 0.46% respectively. Conversely, there was a decrease of 17.54% in individuals identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	92.67%	-2.11%
Hispanic	1.7%	3.22%	89.41%
Two or More Races	2.28%	1.88%	-17.54%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.76%	1%	31.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.77%	0%
Black	0%	0.46%	0%