Explore the Family Name Burrill

The meaning of Burrill

English (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire): variant of Burrell. History: George Burrill was one of the early settlers at Lynn, MA, in 1638, and the founder of a prominent family in colonial MA. He is believed to have come from Boston in Lincolnshire, England.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Burrill has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Burrill was ranked as the 15,217th most common surname, while in 2010, it dropped slightly to the 15,456th position, marking a change of -1.57%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,775 in 2000 to 1,895 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 6.76%. However, when assessing the frequency per 100k people, there is a slight decline from 0.66 to 0.64, a change of -3.03%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,217	#15,456	-1.57%
Count	1,775	1,895	6.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.64	-3.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burrill

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Burrill has also evolved over a decade. According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities have all increased between 2000 and 2010. Notably, the Hispanic identity saw the largest increase at 151.40%, followed by those identifying as two or more races, which nearly doubled from 1.41% to 2.80%. The percentage of individuals with the Burrill surname identifying as White decreased from 93.46% in 2000 to 89.60% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.46%	89.6%	-4.13%
Black	2.93%	3.17%	8.19%
Two or More Races	1.41%	2.8%	98.58%
Hispanic	1.07%	2.69%	151.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	1%	61.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.74%	45.1%