Explore the Family Name Burts

The meaning of Burts

1. Americanized form of German Buss. 2. English: variant of Burt, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Burts has seen a bit of a decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Burts ranked 18,034 in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States, while in 2010 it fell slightly to a rank of 20,553 - a drop of nearly 14 percent. This downward trend also reflects in the number of individuals carrying the Burts name; the count decreased from 1,426 in 2000 to 1,290 in 2010, marking a reduction of roughly 9.5 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Burts surname per 100,000 in the population also experienced a decline of almost 17 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,034	#20,553	-13.97%
Count	1,426	1,290	-9.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.44	-16.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burts

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that individuals with the Burts surname are predominantly Black, with this group increasing slightly by nearly 1 percent from 56.59 percent in 2000 to 57.13 percent in 2010. The second most common ethnicity is White, although it showed a slight decrease of 2.23 percent over the decade. Interestingly, the Hispanic group associated with the Burts surname saw notable growth, increasing by 59.01 percent, albeit from a smaller base. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races reduced by 23.08 percent. There were no individuals with the Burts surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.59%	57.13%	0.95%
White	39.41%	38.53%	-2.23%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.56%	59.01%
Two or More Races	1.82%	1.4%	-23.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%