The Burson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,082 people carried this name — #6,656 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,944 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Burson.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Mayenne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Burson in American newspapers,
1906–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,800 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Burson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Arthur T. Burson 1883–1960 · circus performer
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Charles Burson 1944– · photographer
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Nancy Burson 1948– · photographer
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Greg Burson 1949–2008 · actor
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Rosanne Burson 1957– · nurse
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Colette Burson 1966– · screenwriter
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Burson.
- Burns 165,925 · U.S. census
- Buron 367 · U.S. census
- Burr 15,703 · U.S. census
- Burrer 368 · U.S. census
- Burri 472 · U.S. census
- Burrus 4,094 · U.S. census
- Burst 377 · U.S. census
- Burtin 326 · U.S. census
- Burton 110,529 · U.S. census
- Burtscher 159 · U.S. census
- Bury 2,796 · U.S. census
- Burzynski 1,475 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Burson is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.