Birkle
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Toponymic surname from birke 'birch'; bearer count 634
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Birkle is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.
- DEGermany≈1 in 58K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 869K
- IEIreland≈1 in 300K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Germany (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 144 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 58K (inferred from the name graph)
≈1,400 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Germany, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Toponymic surname from birke 'birch'; bearer count 634.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Where in the world(measured from records)
Birkle counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | ≈1,400 est. | ≈1 in 58K | — | Birkle | 80 |
| US United States | 383 | 1 in 869K | 383 | Birkle | 144 |
| FR France | ≈110 est. | ≈1 in 619K | 20 | — | 4 |
| PL Poland | ≈70 est. | ≈1 in 546K | — | Birkle | 1 |
| CA Canada | ≈44 est. | ≈1 in 848K | — | Birkle | 9 |
| CH Switzerland | 26 | 1 in 323K | 26 | Birkle | 6 |
| IE Ireland | ≈17 est. | ≈1 in 300K | — | Birkle | 2 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Birkle is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, 634; to Burk[hard]; diminutive/hypocoristic -le suffix.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Patronymische Variante zu Bürkle, teils auch als Wohnstättenname zu mhd. birke 'Birke' gedeutet; 1867 Belege. Karte zeigt i/ü/ue-Vokalvarianten.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Albert Birkleb. 1900DEGerman painter (1900-1986)
- Kurt Birkleb. 1939DEGerman astronomer (1939–2010)
- Christine Birkleb. 1961German fashion and costume designer
- Carmen Birkleb. 1963DEGerman university teacher
- Waldemar Birkleb. 1973DEpolitician
- Diana Birkleb. 2005DEGerman association football player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 8 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 383 | #53,913 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 344 | #62,792 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 338 | #56,526 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 26 | #30,302 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 22 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 22 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 20 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 18 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 17 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 16 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 13 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 13 | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Birkle mean, and where does it come from?
- Toponymic surname from birke 'birch'; bearer count 634. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte.
- In which country does Birkle have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 1.4 thousand people named Birkle in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled birkle.
- How common is the name Birkle?
- In the United States, the national register counted 383 people named Birkle in 2010, about 1 in 869 thousand residents.
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About this data
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These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Birkle”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.