Burch is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England, Netherlands. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Burch
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England, Netherlands
Meaning:

Dweller at the birch tree or grove.

See Birch - Parishes and chapelries in counties Essex, Hereford, and Lancaster.

How popular is Burch?

Burch is common in United States, England, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Spain, Germany, Belarus, Wales, Israel.

Burch is ranked 9511 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Burch bearers increased by 2.11 per cent in 2010 US census to 36269 since 2000, the surname slipped by 67 spots and ranked at 958. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.77 80.58
Black 15.35 14.86
Hispanic or Latino 2.41 1.73
Others 2.19 1.56
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.78 0.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.46
Burch is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 59468 people have been found who wears Burch as their family name. Burch is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Burch:
881 United States48,819
Countries with thousands of Burch:
1,976 England4,153
711 Switzerland1,712
4,202 Canada1,138
3,382 Australia1,090
Countries with hundreds of Burch:
11,584 Ukraine552
3,026 New Zealand262
1,257 Northern Ireland256
16,656 Spain176
40,819 Germany173
9,490 Belarus170
2,657 Wales121
9,393 Israel111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
106 Bermuda92
73,779 Brazil89
114,376 Russia82
5,294 Scotland79
54,178 South Africa68
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
643 Guam33
26,679 Mexico30
7,171 Ireland29
200,772 France23
328,346 Thailand18
5,436 Jamaica17
18,211 Singapore13
26,891 Qatar12
1,718 Jersey12
66,831 Sweden11
145,016 Argentina11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
8,962 Panama8
4,655 Nicaragua7
101,176 Netherlands6
29,369 Liberia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Burch worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 17 years old embarked for USA from Cork on Effingham and arrived on October 22, 1849. Thomas Burch, aged 42, Immigrant Mary Burch, Samuel Burch, Selina Burch, Workman James Burch, Richard Burch, aged 22, are other Burch that migrated to US.

From Germany

Eve-Elizabeth Burch was 46 years old when she migrated to USA on September 12, 1850. She lived in Germany where she worked as laborer and took Fanny Mcgaw from Bremen. J-- Burch, aged 45, Catherine Burch, aged 39, H. Burch, aged 32, 11 years old Jacob Burch, 28 years old M. Burch, Maria Burch, aged 3, 20 years old Frederick Burch, Joseph Burch, aged 23, and 41 other Burch around 45% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant and agriculturist, butcher migrated to US.

Burch Namesakes

  • Samuel Burch, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Edward Burch, American musician and journalist
  • John Chilton Burch, California Democratic politician and United States Congressman
  • Noël Burch, American film theorist
  • Francis B. Burch, American politician
  • Charles Sumner Burch, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman
  • Claire Burch, After attending grade school in Brooklyn
  • Matt Burch, computer programmer
  • Billy Burch, American-born
  • Thomas G. Burch, American farmer, tobacco manufacturer
  • Liz Burch, Australian actress
  • Marc Burch, American soccer player
  • Dean Burch, American lawyer and lobbyist
  • Jeannine Burch, Swiss television actress
  • Vernon Burch, American R&B/soul singer and guitarist
  • Jerry Burch, former American football tight end
  • Jennings Michael Burch, American writer and author of the 1984 best-selling autobiography 'They Cage the Animals At Night'
  • Laurel Burch, American artist, designer and businesswoman
  • Joe Burch, former American football offensive and defensive lineman
  • Ernie Burch, professional baseball outfielder

Burch Namesakes

  • Samuel Burch, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Edward Burch, American musician and journalist
  • John Chilton Burch, California Democratic politician and United States Congressman
  • Noël Burch, American film theorist
  • Francis B. Burch, American politician
  • Charles Sumner Burch, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman
  • Claire Burch, After attending grade school in Brooklyn
  • Matt Burch, computer programmer
  • Billy Burch, American-born
  • Thomas G. Burch, American farmer, tobacco manufacturer
  • Liz Burch, Australian actress
  • Marc Burch, American soccer player
  • Dean Burch, American lawyer and lobbyist
  • Jeannine Burch, Swiss television actress
  • Vernon Burch, American R&B/soul singer and guitarist
  • Jerry Burch, former American football tight end
  • Jennings Michael Burch, American writer and author of the 1984 best-selling autobiography 'They Cage the Animals At Night'
  • Laurel Burch, American artist, designer and businesswoman
  • Joe Burch, former American football offensive and defensive lineman
  • Ernie Burch, professional baseball outfielder

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