Burch or Birch is a surname originating from the English language.
It is an English, Scottish, German, Danish and Swedish topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce; Middle High German birche; Old Danish birk).
Notable people with the surname include
Allen Banks Burch (1894–1948), Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court Anna Mooney Burch (–1905), American soprano Ashly Burch (born 1990), American actor Benjamin Franklin Burch (1825–1893), American politician and soldier in Oregon Billy Burch (1900–1950), American professional ice hockey Cecil Reginald Burch (1901–1983), British physicist and engineer Charles C. Burch (1928–1979), American politician from Tennessee Claire Burch (1925–2009), American author, filmmaker and poet Desiree Burch (born 1979), London-based American comedian Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, American lawyer and the Charles Hughes Kirbo Chair Professor at University of Georgia George E. Burch (1910–1986), American cardiologist J. Christopher Burch (born 1953), American venture capitalist and entrepreneur Jeff Burch, Canadian politician Jeannine Burch (born 1968), Swiss actress Jennings Michael Burch (1941–2013), American writer John Burch (1932–2006), British pianist John B. Burch (1929–2021), American zoologist John Chilton Burch (1826–1885), California politician John Christopher Burch (1827–1881), Secretary of the US Senate John E. Burch (1896–1969), American producer and director Jordan Burch (born 2001), American football player Joy Burch, Australian politician Laurel Burch (1945–2007), American artist, designer and businesswoman Lucius E. Burch Jr. (1912–1996), American lawyer Marc Burch (born 1984), American soccer player for D.C. United Matt Burch, computer programmer Michael R. Burch (born 1958), American poet Newton D. Burch (1871–1931), Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court Noël Burch (born 1932), American film theorist Rob Burch (politician) (born 1942), American politician Ron Burch, American writer and TV producer Rousseau Angelus Burch (1862–1944), Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court Samuel Burch (1889–1974), politician in Manitoba, Canada The Burch Sisters, American country music trio Timmy Burch, character on the animated TV series South Park Tory Burch (born 1966), American fashion designer William P. Burch (1846–1926), American thoroughbred trainer
See also Burch (disambiguation) Birch (disambiguation) Birch (surname)