Explore the Family Name Burkley

The meaning of Burkley

1. Americanized form of South German Bürkle (see Burkle) or its Swiss German cognate Bürkli. 2. English (northern): variant of Barclay. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Burkley saw a slight rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 19,491st most common surname, and by 2010 it had moved up to 19,398th, seeing a change of approximately 0.48%. In terms of raw numbers, there were 1,282 individuals with the surname Burkley in 2000, and this increased to 1,393 in 2010, marking an 8.66% increase. However, when considering proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of 2.08%, from 0.48 to 0.47.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,491	#19,398	0.48%
Count	1,282	1,393	8.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.47	-2.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burkley

In regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Burkley identified as either White or Black. In 2000, 61.31% identified as White, while 34.79% identified as Black. By 2010, these percentages showed minor changes, with White representation decreasing slightly by 0.13% to 61.23%, and Black representation also decreasing by 4.05% to 33.38%. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic rose by 31.10%, albeit from a small base, going from 1.64% in 2000 to 2.15% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races also saw an increase of 13.30%, from 2.03% to 2.3%. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native each reported zero individuals for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.31%	61.23%	-0.13%
Black	34.79%	33.38%	-4.05%
Two or More Races	2.03%	2.3%	13.3%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.15%	31.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%