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

Burwinkel, 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 Burwinkel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Burwinkel in America

Burwinkel is the 80926th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Burwinkel surname appeared 234 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 Burwinkel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Burwinkel 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 Burwinkel

The surname BURWINKEL is believed to have originated in Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the German words "Burg" meaning "castle" or "fortified town," and "Winkel" meaning "corner" or "angle," suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived in a corner or bend near a fortified settlement.

One of the earliest known mentions of the name BURWINKEL can be found in the census records of the town of Arnsberg, in the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from the late 1500s. During this time, the name was sometimes spelled "Burwinckell" or "Burwinkel," reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

In the 17th century, records show several individuals with the surname BURWINKEL living in the regions of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. Notable among them was Johann Burwinkel, a farmer and landowner born in Friedberg, Hesse, in 1632, who is mentioned in local tax records from the period.

As the BURWINKEL family dispersed throughout Germany in the following centuries, some members of the family adopted variations of the name, such as "Burwinkler" or "Burwinckel." One notable figure from this period was Wilhelm Burwinkler, a theologian and philosopher born in Kassel in 1765, who authored several influential works on religious ethics and moral philosophy.

In the 19th century, the BURWINKEL name began to appear in other parts of Europe, as family members migrated to other regions. One prominent individual was Karl Burwinkel, a German-born architect who settled in Prague, Czech Republic, in the 1840s and was responsible for the design of several notable buildings in the city, including the neo-Renaissance style Petschek Palace.

As the BURWINKEL family continued to spread across Europe and beyond, notable figures with this surname emerged in various fields. These include Hans Burwinkel, a German-American engineer who played a key role in the development of early rocket technology in the 1930s, and Ingrid Burwinkel, a Swedish artist and sculptor celebrated for her abstract metalwork installations in the latter half of the 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Burwinkel

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

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

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