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

Burfeind, 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 Burfeind surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Burfeind in America

Burfeind is the 55619th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Burfeind surname appeared 369 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 Burfeind.

We can also compare 2010 data for Burfeind 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.

The history of the last name Burfeind

The surname BURFEIND has its origins in Germany, specifically in the regions of Lower Saxony and Westphalia, where it first appeared in the late 16th century. The name is derived from the Middle Low German words "bur" and "feind," which translates to "farmer" and "enemy" respectively. It likely referred to someone who was an enemy or adversary of farmers, perhaps a landowner or nobleman.

The earliest recorded instance of the name BURFEIND can be found in the town of Osnabrück, where a Johann BURFEIND was mentioned in a church register in 1598. Another early reference is from the village of Neuenkirchen, where a Henrich BURFEIND was listed in a census record from 1612.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name BURFEIND spread to other parts of Germany, with families bearing the name appearing in records from cities like Hannover, Bremen, and Hamburg. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Friedrich BURFEIND (1686-1759), a Lutheran pastor and theologian from Hannover who authored several religious texts.

In the 19th century, as German immigration to the United States increased, the BURFEIND surname began to appear in American records. One of the earliest examples is that of Wilhelm BURFEIND (1820-1897), who was born in Hanover and emigrated to Wisconsin in 1846, where he became a farmer and landowner.

Another prominent individual with the BURFEIND name was Carl BURFEIND (1877-1964), a German-American artist and illustrator who was born in New York City. He is best known for his illustrations in magazines like Harper's and The Century, as well as his work for the U.S. government during World War I.

Other notable BURFEINDs include Wilhelm BURFEIND (1892-1977), a German-American entrepreneur who co-founded the Burfeind Stove Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Erich BURFEIND (1892-1975), a German lawyer and diplomat who served as the German ambassador to the Soviet Union during World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Burfeind

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

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 Burfeind was:

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 Burfeind has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Burfeind was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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