Burchard is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Burchard
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Burchard, Burchardus, etc., a personal name in Domesday.

The surname Burchard is the variant of the Burkhardt. One who lived in a strong castle or fortress.

How popular is Burchard?

Burchard is common in Tanzania, United States, Germany, Poland, Australia.

Burchard is ranked 44970 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Burchards grew by 16.61 per cent to 2605 since 2000 and ranked 11988 after elevating 710 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.67 94.67
Hispanic or Latino 3.22 1.7
Others 1.88 2.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.77 0
Black 0.46 0
Burchard is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Tanzania which signifies its Tanzania provenence. Around 11557 people have been found who wears Burchard as their family name. Burchard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Burchard:
1,179 Tanzania5,898
13,665 United States2,798
6,826 Germany1,534
Countries with hundreds of Burchard:
6,992 Poland853
21,761 Australia117
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,251 Chile74
8,936 Denmark60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
22,806 Switzerland29
178,836 Brazil27
23,411 Norway25
3,124 Honduras21
133,872 Canada17
109,658 England17
36,578 Mexico15
123,156 South Africa15
56,422 Sweden13
280,838 France11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
178,634 Argentina7
12,899 Northern Ireland6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Carol. Burchard from Germany aboard the Neptune from Bremen on June 23, 1852. She is registered to be 2 years old when she arrived in USA. Christ. Burchard, aged 36, Hennet. Burchard, 23 years old Carl Burchard, Rosine Burchard, aged 16, Smith Wilhelm Burchard, Leonard Burchard (32), Joh. Burchard (26), Anna Burchard (36), and 137 other Burchard majority of whom were farmer and others worked as joiner and sailor, laborer, shoemaker, cooper, farmer and mechanic, merchant, musician, turner, weaver migrated to US.

Burchard Namesakes

  • Johann Burchard, Alsatian-born priest and chronicler during the Italian Renaissance
  • Peter Burchard, author, free-lance designer, and illustrator
  • Ernst Burchard, German physician, sexologist
  • Petrea Burchard, American actress, and voice actress
  • Horatio C. Burchard, U.S. Representative
  • Samuel D. Burchard, nineteenth-century U.S. Representative and manufacturer

Burchard Namesakes

  • Johann Burchard, Alsatian-born priest and chronicler during the Italian Renaissance
  • Peter Burchard, author, free-lance designer, and illustrator
  • Ernst Burchard, German physician, sexologist
  • Petrea Burchard, American actress, and voice actress
  • Horatio C. Burchard, U.S. Representative
  • Samuel D. Burchard, nineteenth-century U.S. Representative and manufacturer

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