Explore the Family Name Burres

The meaning of Burres

1. English: variant of Burris and Burress (see Burrows). 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Börries or Borries or some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Burres has seen a slight fluctuation between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,546 in terms of prevalence within the United States, and by 2010, it had dropped slightly to 45,412 - a decrease of approximately 4.29%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Burres surname increased slightly from 467 to 471 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#45,412	-4.29%
Count	467	471	0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burres

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the ethnic identity distribution associated with the surname Burres altered to some extent between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Burres surname identified as White, making up 78.16% in 2000 and reducing to 75.37% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 3.21% in 2000 to 6.16% in 2010. Those identifying as Black made up 14.35% in 2000, decreasing slightly to 13.80% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races also experienced a decrease from 3.43% to 3.18%. The figures for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed or at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.16%	75.37%	-3.57%
Black	14.35%	13.8%	-3.83%
Hispanic	3.21%	6.16%	91.9%
Two or More Races	3.43%	3.18%	-7.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%