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

Bursik, 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 Bursik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bursik in America

Bursik is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bursik surname appeared 137 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 Bursik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bursik 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 Bursik

The surname Bursik is of Slovak origin and dates back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Slovak word 'brsť', meaning 'graft' or 'bud', and likely referred to someone who worked as a gardener or horticulturist.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the historical records of the town of Dolný Kubín, located in present-day Slovakia. A document from 1483 mentions a certain Ján Bursik, who was a local landowner and farmer.

The name also appears in various church records and municipal documents from the 16th and 17th centuries throughout the region of present-day Slovakia and neighboring areas of modern-day Czech Republic and Hungary. For example, a baptismal record from 1629 in the village of Stará Ľubovňa mentions a newborn named Michal Bursik.

During the 18th century, the Bursik surname began to spread beyond its original geographic area. One notable individual was Ján Bursik (1734-1812), a Slovak Catholic priest and educator who served as a professor at the University of Trnava.

In the 19th century, the name can be found in various historical records across the Austro-Hungarian Empire. For instance, the 1857 census of the city of Bratislava lists several families with the surname Bursik.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jozef Bursik (1868-1945), a Slovak politician and journalist who played a prominent role in the Slovak national movement and the establishment of Czechoslovakia.

As Slovak immigrants began to settle in other parts of the world, the Bursik surname also spread to other countries. For example, Vincent Bursik (1888-1962) was a Slovak-American Catholic priest and author who served as a missionary in South Dakota.

The name has also been associated with various place names and geographical locations within Slovakia, such as the village of Bursík near the town of Dolný Kubín, which likely took its name from an early inhabitant or landowner with the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bursik

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

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

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