Explore the Family Name Burrough

The meaning of Burrough

English (southwestern): variant of Burrow.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Burrough has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 20,589th most common surname, and by 2010, it had fallen to 21,811th, marking a decrease of approximately 6%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also saw a marginal drop from 1,196 in 2000 to 1,192 in 2010, representing a reduction of about 0.33%. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased by roughly 9% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,589	#21,811	-5.94%
Count	1,196	1,192	-0.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.4	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burrough

When it comes to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts among those with the Burrough surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic individuals with this surname dropped to zero in 2010, from 0.75% and 0.84% respectively in 2000. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black also decreased by around 11.5%. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a slight dip too, with a reduction of about 12%. Interestingly, there was an increase of more than 121% in individuals of two or more races having this surname, growing from 1.59% in 2000 to 3.52% in 2010. The White population with this surname remained relatively stable, showing a minor increase from 69.4% in 2000 to nearly 70% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.4%	69.97%	0.82%
Black	24.08%	21.31%	-11.5%
Two or More Races	1.59%	3.52%	121.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.34%	2.94%	-11.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0.84%	0%	0%