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The Burgos surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,169 people carried this name — #1,411 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,700 people counted. That is up 27% from 19,816 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 46,246 people named Burgos 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 15,728
Salta 7,485
Jujuy 3,776
Córdoba 2,452
City of Buenos Aires 2,279
Tucumán 2,104
Santa Fe 1,497
Neuquén 1,433

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 399 people named Burgos.

141 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Savoie.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 141
Savoie 42
Paris 35
Hauts-de-Seine 32
Calvados 16
Martinique 16
Hérault 11
Seine-Maritime 9
Seine-et-Marne 8

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

171 people named Burgos live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 43
Geneva 39
Vaud 25
Neuchâtel 12
Fribourg 11
Thurgau 8
Bern 7
Aargau 7

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 the Nordic population registers

31 people named Burgos is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 31

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

Burgos in American newspapers,
1900–1951.

Newspaper page from The Republican Journal carrying the name Burgos
The Republican Journal 1900-09-20
Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Burgos
Le Messager 1921-08-26
Newspaper page from Glacier County Chief carrying the name Burgos
Glacier County Chief 1937-01-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,171 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Burgos,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pedro Burgos
    Pedro Burgos 1777–1852 · military personnel
  • José Burgos
    José Burgos 1837–1872 · writer
  • Javier de Burgos y Larragoiti
    Javier de Burgos y Larragoiti 1842–1902 · writer
  • Sabino Burgos
    Sabino Burgos 1850–1926 · military personnel
  • Carmen de Burgos
    Carmen de Burgos 1867–1932 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 178 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Burgos.

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