How common is the last name Burnham?

15,147 people in the United States have the last name Burnham, about 1 in 19,733. It ranks #2,343 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BURNHAM

#2,343

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,147
About
1 in 19,733
This common or more
49.7%
Who bears it

Of the 15,147 people with the last name Burnham, 88% reported their origin as White, 3.7% as Black and 3.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Burnham

#2,341 Burkhart · 15,171#2,342 Felton · 15,157#2,344 Tejeda · 15,142#2,345 Jack · 15,141

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Burnham, most common first.

#18,020 Burnam · 1,527#72,473 Burnum · 289#137,553 Burnem · 126

Also a first name

As a first name, Burnham ranks #53,582 of 53,615, with 96 people. See Burnham as a first name

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