Bourns Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Bourns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bourns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Canada1251:294,76527,374
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Bourns Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bourns Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bourns occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourns? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 577,768th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Bourns reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bourns is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 345 people, or 1 in 1,050,606. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Arkansas, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Bourns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bourns has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bourns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bourns surname is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bourns surname are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bourns earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $46,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourens9228/
Bourins920/
Burns91328,868/
Borns911,100/
Borens83779/
Burens83137/
Borins83119/
Burhns8320/
Burins8316/
Burnæs8316/
Burrns839/
Burnss839/
Burnns837/
Burnst836/
Burnse835/
Buurns834/
Buhrns834/
Bornæs834/
Wourns833/
Baurns832/
Buyrns832/
Buirns832/
Burnsh831/
Burnsp831/
Bohrns831/
Bornns831/
Beurns830/
Boerns830/
Bornse830/
Baurens77513/
Burgins77238/
Borrens7795/
Boehrns7765/
Borrins7747/
Boerens7718/
Baurins7711/
Bohrens7710/
Buriens7710/
Beurens773/
Borense773/
Borzins772/
Borgins771/
Burzins771/
Bowerns771/
Buhrens771/
Boorens771/
D'Burns771/
Burrens770/
Burrnss770/
Bornsch770/
Burions770/
Boorins770/
Burnsth770/
Bureens770/
Borinsh770/
Barns734,629/
Burnz7354/
Worns7338/
Vurns7324/
Wurns7310/
Vorns7310/
Burnx732/
Bojarins7127/
Bajorins713/
Boehrens713/
Burnsová712/
Geeburns711/
Bornsche711/
Baureens711/
Beaurens710/
Borensch710/
Barens67681/
Bearns67269/
Vurens6776/
Bahrns6767/
Borenz6749/
Baerns6746/
Burems6737/
Baarns6723/
Woerns6721/
Huarns6714/
Burnce6710/
Barins678/
Barnse678/
Beirns677/
Burnch677/
Bairns674/
Worens674/
Wornæs673/
Vorens672/
Borems672/
Barrns671/
Bierns671/
Baryns671/
Barnss671/
Vurnss671/
Burims671/
Burnje671/
Bārens671/
Barnæs671/
Beerns670/
Barnns670/
Barhns670/
Barzns670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bourns
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