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

Burhop, 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 Burhop surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Burhop in America

Burhop is the 67126th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Burhop surname appeared 294 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 Burhop.

We can also compare 2010 data for Burhop 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 Burhop

The surname Burhop originates from Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the German words "bur" meaning "farmer" and "hop" meaning "small farm" or "small holding." This suggests that the name likely referred to individuals who owned or worked on a small agricultural property.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Burhop name can be found in the baptismal records of St. Nikolai Church in the town of Mühlhausen, Thuringia, Germany, where a child named Hans Burhop was baptized in 1587. The name also appears in various historical documents from the region, such as tax records and land deeds, indicating its widespread use among the local population.

In the 17th century, the Burhop name was associated with the village of Groß Bünzow, located in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region of northern Germany. Historical records from this period mention several individuals bearing the Burhop surname, including Johann Burhop, a farmer born in 1632, and his son, Friedrich Burhop, born in 1668.

As the centuries passed, the Burhop name spread to other parts of Germany and beyond. Notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Johann Friedrich Burhop (1777-1858), a German jurist and professor of law at the University of Rostock.
2. Heinrich Burhop (1826-1901), a German-American farmer and landowner who settled in Wisconsin, USA, in the mid-19th century.
3. Ernst Burhop (1901-1983), a German-American physicist who made significant contributions to the study of nuclear physics and worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
4. Hans-Jochen Burhop (1928-2011), a German opera singer and tenor who performed extensively in Europe and the United States.
5. Everett Burhop (1897-1990), an American industrial chemist and inventor who held numerous patents related to petroleum refining and fuel production.

While the Burhop name has its roots in northern Germany, it has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by individuals who emigrated from their homeland in search of new opportunities or fleeing conflicts and upheavals throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Burhop

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

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

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