Burkhead

English

Etymology

A variant of Birkett or an Americanized form of German Burkhart.

Proper noun

Burkhead (plural Burkheads)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Burkhead is the 12454^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2492 individuals. Burkhead is most common among White (92.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burkhead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 256.