The Burcham surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,512 people carried this name — #6,205 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,362 in 2000.

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In print

Burcham in American newspapers,
1928–1929.

Newspaper page from The Ironton News carrying the name Burcham
The Ironton News 1929-02-01
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Burcham
The Washington Daily News 1928-12-19
Newspaper page from The Ironton News carrying the name Burcham
The Ironton News 1929-04-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,716 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Burcham in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

2,405 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Burcham. The most, 678, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,447
Western Australia 371
Tasmania 254
South Australia 166
Victoria 79
Queensland 69
ACT (Canberra) 15

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Burcham.

Who carried it

People named Burcham,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Austin Burcham 1859–1913
  • Levi Turner Burcham 1912–1987 · botanical collector
  • William Ernest Burcham 1913–2008 · physicist
  • William Ernest Burcham 1913–2008 · physicist

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Burcham,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States222 records

222 records of the Burcham name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 55
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jewlus G. Burcham

    Born 1921 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Shelby; farmer from Prentiss County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Jacinto Church of Christ Cemetery, Rienzi, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ephraim Burcham

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Underwriter from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ray Dan Burcham

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1999; buried at Centerville Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 222 records for Burcham in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia34 records

34 records of the Burcham name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Burcham

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Orestes, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary K. Burcham

    Former shipping agent of Tasmania, Victoria; died 1944.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eliza Burcham

    Of Cullumburrawang, New South Wales; died 1893.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Burcham in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Burcham name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Burcham

    Died 1939; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Ann Burcham

    Died 1866 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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