Explore the Family Name Burpo

The meaning of Burpo

Altered form of southern French Bonrepos: habitational name from Bonrepos, a place in Haute-Garonne. The surname Bonrepos is very rare in France; it is found mainly in Haute-Garonne. Compare Burpeau.

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

The surname Burpo, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,433, but by 2010 it had slipped to 33,731, marking an overall decline of 18.63%. The total count of individuals bearing this surname also dropped from 790 in 2000 to 675 in 2010, a decrease of 14.56%. The proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 of population fell from 0.29 to 0.23 over the same period, a reduction of 20.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,433	#33,731	-18.63%
Count	790	675	-14.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.23	-20.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burpo

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Burpo surname, Census data shows some significant changes in the decade from 2000 to 2010. While the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native declined to zero, the part of the population identifying as "Two or more races" experienced a growth of 156.69%, rising from 1.27% to 3.26%. The proportion of White individuals with the Burpo surname decreased from 70.63% to 64.74%, a drop of 8.34%. Conversely, the Black community within this surname expanded from 19.62% to 29.04%, an increase of 48.01%. Lastly, the Hispanic segment saw a dramatic decline of 79.41%, dropping from 6.46% to 1.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.63%	64.74%	-8.34%
Black	19.62%	29.04%	48.01%
Two or More Races	1.27%	3.26%	156.69%
Hispanic	6.46%	1.33%	-79.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.39%	0%	0%