Burg surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Burg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,919 people carried this name — #6,846 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,759 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,048 people named Burg.

20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Bas-Rhin 363
Paris 90
Moselle 87
Dordogne 80
Corrèze 75
Aveyron 56
Haut-Rhin 52
Lot 41

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 180 people named Burg live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Misiones 119
Buenos Aires Province 37
City of Buenos Aires 12
Córdoba 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

50 people named Burg live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 28
Basel-Landschaft 6
Vaud 6
Aargau 5
Solothurn 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

28 people named Burg have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 55 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 15
Greater Poland 7
Lesser Poland 4
Silesian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Burg in American newspapers,
1888–1896.

Newspaper page from The Philipsburg Mail carrying the name Burg
The Philipsburg Mail 1896-08-28
Newspaper page from The Philipsburg Mail carrying the name Burg
The Philipsburg Mail 1888-04-19
Newspaper page from The Philipsburg Mail carrying the name Burg
The Philipsburg Mail 1888-05-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,962,878 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Burg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Friedrich Burg
    Johann Friedrich Burg 1689–1766 · parson
  • Daniel Gottlob Burg
    Daniel Gottlob Burg 1727–1798 · archdeacon
  • Fradche Burg d. 1774
  • Maria von der Burg 1630–1655
  • Engelbrecht von der Burg 1646–1719 · lawyer
  • Johan von der Burg 1683–1763 · council member

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Burg.

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