Burdman last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Burdman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Burdman.

Meaning of Burdman

An occupational surname for someone who managed a house or kept accounts.

Burdman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Burdman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Burdman in America

Burdman is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Burdman surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Burdman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Burdman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 143149 134037 6.57%
Count 116 116 0.00%
Proportion per 100k 0.04 0.04 0.00%

The history of the last name Burdman

The surname Burdman is believed to have originated in Germany during the late medieval period. It is likely derived from the Old German word "burd," meaning "house" or "dwelling," suggesting that the name may have initially referred to a person who lived in or worked at a particular residence or building.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Burdman can be found in the Güterverzeichnis, a medieval land registry from the German region of Rhineland-Palatinate, dating back to the late 13th century. This document references a certain "Heinrich Burdman" as a landowner in the village of Rheinhausen.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various records from the city of Cologne, including the Stadtrechnungen (city accounts) and the Schreinsbücher (guild records). These documents mention individuals such as "Johann Burdman," a merchant active in the city's textile trade, and "Gretchen Burdman," a member of the local weavers' guild.

During the 16th century, the Burdman surname began to spread across other parts of Germany and into neighboring regions. Noteworthy individuals from this period include Hans Burdman (1512-1586), a prominent theologian and reformer from the city of Wittenberg, and Katharina Burdman (1543-1617), a renowned herbalist and midwife from the town of Bamberg.

As the name continued to disperse throughout the following centuries, it also evolved into various spelling variations, such as Burdmann, Burthmann, and Bürdmann. One notable figure was Johann Georg Burdmann (1692-1758), a respected physician and botanist from the city of Halle, who made significant contributions to the study of medicinal plants.

In the 19th century, the Burdman name appeared in records from various parts of Europe, including France, where it was often spelled as "Bourdeman" or "Bourdemane." One prominent individual from this era was Marie-Louise Bourdemane (1819-1892), a celebrated French artist and painter known for her portraits and landscapes.

Other individuals of note throughout history with the Burdman surname include Friedrich Burdmann (1854-1921), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin, and Wilhelm Burdman (1874-1945), a renowned Austrian composer and conductor who was a contemporary of Gustav Mahler.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Burdman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Burdman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

  1. White only
  2. Black only
  3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
  4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
  5. Hispanic
  6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Burdman was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 83.62% 97
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races (S)% (S)
Hispanic Origin 12.07% 14

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Burdman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 83.62% 92.24% -9.80%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% 0.00% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races (S)% (S)% (S)%
Hispanic 12.07% 6.90% 54.51%

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Burdman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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