Explore the Family Name Burdell

The meaning of Burdell

English (Nottinghamshire): variant of Burdall, a habitational name from Burdale (East Yorkshire), early recorded as Breddale.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Burdell" showed a decline in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 47,026 but dropped to 52,037 in the 2010 census, representing a decrease of 10.66 percent. The count of individuals with the Burdell surname also decreased over this decade, from 425 to 399, marking a 6.12 percent reduction. This resulted in a slight drop in the proportion of people with the Burdell surname per 100,000 from 0.16 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,026	#52,037	-10.66%
Count	425	399	-6.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burdell

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Burdell" also saw some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The data shows that there were no reported individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native backgrounds or those identifying as two or more races in both 2000 and 2010. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as White increased by 1.85 percent from 85.88 percent in 2000 to 87.47 percent in 2010. There was also a small emergence of individuals with Hispanic ethnicity, which was not present in 2000 but made up 1.75 percent in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased from 12 percent to 9.27 percent, indicating a 22.75 percent decrease over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.88%	87.47%	1.85%
Black	12%	9.27%	-22.75%
Hispanic	0%	1.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%