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

Burgy, 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 Burgy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Burgy in America

Burgy is the 47429th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Burgy surname appeared 447 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 Burgy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Burgy 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 Burgy

The surname Burgy has its origins in the German language and can be traced back to the 13th century in the regions of modern-day Germany and Switzerland. It is believed to be derived from the German word "burg," which means a fortified town or castle. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or was associated with a particular burg or fortress.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Burgy can be found in the historical records of the city of Nuremberg, where a person named Hans Burgy is mentioned in a document dated 1327. This provides evidence of the name's usage during the medieval period in central Europe.

In the 15th century, the surname Burgy is also found in various manuscript records from the regions of Bavaria and Swabia in southern Germany. For example, a man named Peter Burgy is listed as a resident of the town of Augsburg in 1467.

The name Burgy has also been linked to certain place names, such as the town of Burgau in the Bavarian district of Günzburg. This suggests that the surname may have originated as a locational name for someone who hailed from or lived near this particular town.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname Burgy. One example is Johann Burgy, a German painter and engraver who was active in the 16th century and is known for his religious works. Another is Friedrich Burgy, a Swiss theologian and reformer who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries and played a role in the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.

Other historical figures with the surname Burgy include Hans Burgy, a 15th-century German goldsmith and metalworker from Nuremberg, and Matthias Burgy, a 17th-century Swiss mathematician and astronomer who made contributions to the study of celestial mechanics.

In the 18th century, the name Burgy can be found in records from various regions of Germany, such as the state of Baden-Württemberg, where a man named Johann Michael Burgy was born in 1734.

While the surname Burgy is relatively uncommon today, its long history and Germanic roots reflect the diverse linguistic and cultural influences that have shaped the naming traditions of central and western Europe over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Burgy

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

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

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