Explore the Family Name Burritt

The meaning of Burritt

English: 1. from the Middle English personal name Burret, Old English Burgrǣd, composed of the elements burh, burg ‘fortress, stronghold’ + rǣd ‘counsel’. 2. possibly a nickname for someone with thick and disheveled hair, from Old French b(o)ure ‘coarse woolen cloth’ + Middle English heved ‘head’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Burritt" has seen a slight increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Burritt ranked as the 23,072nd most common surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to 22,749th. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,034 in 2000 to 1,126 in 2010, marking an 8.9% growth. However, the proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.38 in both decades.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,072	#22,749	1.4%
Count	1,034	1,126	8.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.38	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burritt

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Burritt also changed somewhat over the decade, as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, nearly all individuals (97%) with the surname identified as White, while less than one percent identified as having Two or more races or being American Indian and Alaskan Native (.97% each). By 2010, however, while a majority still identified as White (93.07%), the percentage who identified as Hispanic increased significantly from .48% to 2.66%. Additionally, the percentage identifying as Two or more races more than doubled to 2.13%, and there was a small presence (1.15%) of individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	93.07%	-4.05%
Hispanic	0.48%	2.66%	454.17%
Two or More Races	0.97%	2.13%	119.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.15%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.97%	0%	0%