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

Burington, 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 Burington surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Burington in America

Burington is the 116201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Burington surname appeared 150 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 Burington.

We can also compare 2010 data for Burington 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 Burington

The surname Burington is of English origin, emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "burg" meaning a fortified town or manor, and "tun" meaning a farm or enclosure, suggesting the name may have originated from a place or settlement named something similar to "Burg-tun."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Hertfordshire from 1273, where a John de Burington is mentioned. This suggests the name may have originated in or around the county of Hertfordshire.

The Burington name also appears in the Subsidy Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1327, indicating the presence of the family in that region during the 14th century. This entry lists a Robert Burington as a taxpayer.

In the 15th century, the name is found in the Fines Court Rolls of Somerset from 1461, which record a transaction involving a Thomas Burington. This provides evidence of the surname's spread across different parts of England by this time.

The Burington name can also be traced back to the village of Burington in Shropshire, which may have served as the source for the surname. This place name is believed to be derived from the Old English words "burh" meaning a fortified place, and "tun" meaning a farm or enclosure.

Notable individuals with the surname Burington include Sir William Burington (1580-1647), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Shropshire in the early 17th century. Another figure is Thomas Burington (1655-1723), an English clergyman and author who wrote several religious works during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, there was a John Burington (1812-1891), a prominent businessman and industrialist from Lancashire, who helped establish several textile mills and factories in the region.

During the 20th century, a notable figure was Frederick Burington (1923-2005), an American academic and historian who specialized in the study of colonial New England and authored several books on the subject.

Despite its English origins, the Burington surname can be found across various parts of the world today, as a result of migration and the spread of the English language and culture over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Burington

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

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

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