The Burlingame surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,897 people carried this name — #8,472 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,792 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Burlingame surname

A variant of Burlingham, itself from the Old English personal name *Bærla or *Byrla + -ing (“diminutive marker”) + hām (“homestead”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Burlingame» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Burlingham’.

An early record he cites: Hugh de Byrlingham, Norfolk, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Burlingham and Burlingame.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 149 · public domain.

In print

Burlingame in American newspapers,
1887–1909.

Newspaper page from Cameron County Press carrying the name Burlingame
Cameron County Press 1901-01-03
Newspaper page from The Forest Republican carrying the name Burlingame
The Forest Republican 1887-06-08
Newspaper page from The Times Dispatch carrying the name Burlingame
The Times Dispatch 1909-03-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 34,489 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Burlingame in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

228 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Burlingame. The most, 87, date from the 1860s. 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 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 108
Victoria 43
South Australia 28
Tasmania 18
Queensland 13
Western Australia 8
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Burlingame,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anson Burlingame
    Anson Burlingame 1820–1870 · lawyer
  • Emeline S. Burlingame
    Emeline S. Burlingame 1836–1923 · writer
  • Edward L. Burlingame
    Edward L. Burlingame 1848–1922 · writer
  • H. J. Burlingame
    H. J. Burlingame 1852–1915 · biographer
  • Alvah W. Burlingame, Jr.
    Alvah W. Burlingame, Jr. 1879–1952 · judge
  • George W. Burlingame 1861–1922 · botanical collector

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Burlingame,
in the records of 2 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 States412 records

412 records of the Burlingame name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 146
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 92
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 86
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 77
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard J. Burlingame

    Born 1909 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1942 at Fresno, California; barber. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Wynne Leonard Burlingame

    Born 1948; from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward L. Burlingame

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Gallia from Glasgow and Larne, aged 35; editor.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 412 records for Burlingame in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Burlingame name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Andrew Burlingame

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Ballarat, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record G. E. Burlingame

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Maunganui, aged 39.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Burlingame in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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