Explore the Family Name Burkel

The meaning of Burkel

German (also Bürkel): from a pet form of one of the various personal names beginning with the element Burg- or Burk-, for example Burkhard (see Burkhart). It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Percle. Some characteristic forenames: French Raynald, Remy.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Burkel saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 31,958th most common surname, but by 2010, it fell to the 40,554th rank, indicating a 26.9% decrease in overall ranking. The count of people with the Burkel surname also decreased by roughly 21%, from 682 people in 2000 to 539 people in 2010. This reduction is reflected in the proportion per 100k people, which declined by 28% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,958	#40,554	-26.9%
Count	682	539	-20.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.18	-28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burkel

The ethnic identity associated with the Burkel surname has remained largely stable, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 (95.75%) and 2010 (95.73%), showing only a negligible change of -0.02%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic did see a significant increase, up by almost 48% from 1.76% in 2000 to 2.60% in 2010. However, those identifying as Black experienced a complete drop from 1.47% in 2000 to none recorded in 2010. No individuals with the Burkel surname were recorded as being of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.75%	95.73%	-0.02%
Hispanic	1.76%	2.6%	47.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.47%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%