Given name & surname
Burchell
“from the birch manor”
Burchell is a variant of Birchall. One English interpretation is “from the birch manor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burchell is a variant of Birchall. One English interpretation is “from the birch manor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burchell is a variant of Birchall. An origin associated with Birchall is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burchell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 22 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 114 as a first name in 2020; 2,397 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Burchell’s family of names
Burchell has a related form in Birchall.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Burchell
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Burchell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Herschel
“resembling a deer”
>99% boys
Berl
>99% boys
Burton
“from the fortified town”
>99% boys
Odell
“a sweet melody” · “one who is wealthy”
98% boys · 2% girls
Russel
“a little red-haired boy”
>99% boys
Hershel
“resembling a deer”
>99% boys
Caldwell
“of the cold well” · “from the cold spring”
>99% boys
Lovell
“having a soft spirit” · “resembling a young wolf”
92% boys · 8% girls