Explore the Family Name Burriss

The meaning of Burriss

1. English: variant of Burris. 2. Probably 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 Burriss in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Burriss has seen a rise in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Burriss was ranked 17,186, and by 2010 it had moved up to rank 16,494, a change of 4.03 percent. The count of people with this surname also increased from 1,520 in 2000 to 1,742 in 2010, marking a growth of 14.61 percent. This reflects an increase in the proportion per 100,000 people from 0.56 to 0.59 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,186	#16,494	4.03%
Count	1,520	1,742	14.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.59	5.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burriss

The census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Burriss. In 2000, the highest percentage of Burrisses were White at 83.29 percent, but this number decreased to 78.99 percent by 2010. The percentage of Burrisses who identified as Black increased from 12.30 percent to 14.35 percent during this period. An interesting observation is the steep rise in the Hispanic representation among Burrisses, which went up from 1.58 percent in 2000 to 3.90 percent in 2010, a significant change of 146.84 percent. The percentages of those identifying with two or more races also rose from 1.97 percent to 2.35 percent. However, there was no data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native Burrisses in 2010, as the information was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.29%	78.99%	-5.16%
Black	12.3%	14.35%	16.67%
Hispanic	1.58%	3.9%	146.84%
Two or More Races	1.97%	2.35%	19.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0%	0%