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The Burger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,480 people carried this name — #1,840 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 19,654 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,458 people named Burger live in Switzerland.

They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 567
Zurich 457
Bern 431
St. Gallen 159
Lucerne 96
Basel-Landschaft 92
Thurgau 85
Vaud 83

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,175 people named Burger.

111 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 66 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 111
Bas-Rhin 769
Haut-Rhin 416
Moselle 310
Paris 111
Meurthe-et-Moselle 105
Marne 30
Vosges 29
Territoire de Belfort 27

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 357 people named Burger 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 188
Buenos Aires Province 96
Chaco 17
Entre Ríos 14
Mendoza 12
City of Buenos Aires 10
Córdoba 10
San Luis 10

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

In Poland’s population register

263 people named Burger have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 381 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 63
Silesian 54
Subcarpathian 39
Opole 25
Masovian 20
Greater Poland 16
Lesser Poland 15
West Pomeranian 14

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

In the Nordic population registers

93 people named Burger is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 93

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Burger in American newspapers,
1901–1903.

Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Burger
The Portland Daily Press 1901-06-06
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Burger
The Mirror And Farmer 1903-10-01
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Burger
The Portland Daily Press 1902-03-24

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 Burger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kajetán Burger d. 1740 · preacher
  • Franz Martin Burger d. 1800 · master builder
  • Mert Burger d. 1499
  • Marie von Burger d. 1906
  • Hans Burger 1610–
  • Georg Christoph Burger 1621–1673 · pastor

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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