Burnam Surname
Approximately 2,193 people bear this surname
Burnam Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the burman,' i.e. bowerman, a chamberlain; Anglo-Saxon bur, a chamber; v. Bowerman.
Gilbert Burman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robertas Bunnan, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameBurnam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,156 | 1:168,116 | 17,030 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 628 | 1:79,966 | 8,433 |
Burnam (56) may also be a first name.
Burnam Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the burman,' i.e. bowerman, a chamberlain; Anglo-Saxon bur, a chamber; v. Bowerman.
Gilbert Burman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robertas Bunnan, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1587-8. William Burman, Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1669. Married — Thomas Howard and Elizabeth Barman: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1783. — William Breeze and Hannah Burman: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) One who came from Burnham (estate on a stream), the name of various places in England.
The Burmans, who are also represented in the adjacent counties of Northampton and Worcester, have long been established in Warwickshire, and are now mostly represented at Tanworth, near Birmingham, from which latter place they may perhaps derive their name. More than two centuries since they held property in the village of Wolscote: William Burman, of that parish, who was a London woollen draper, died in 1654 (D.). In St. Paul's church, Granborough, there is, or was, an epitaph to Thomas Burman, of the Middle Temple, late of Woolscot, who died in 1658: his accomplishments and pious living are thus recorded (D.): —
"The lore of God, of Church, and King,
Of country, parents, friends, and poore,
The bookes of law, the golden ring
Of arts and sciences, and more
Than epitaphs or poetts can
Express, lyes buried in Burman.".
In 1709 the Rev. Richard Burman was buried: in the church of Bourton - super - Dunsmore (D.). The name was represented in the adjacent county of Oxford in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
Burnam Demographics
Average Burnam Salary in
United States
$42,762 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Burnam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burnam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Burnam occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burnam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 192,064th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,323,094 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Burnam live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 56 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,156 people, or 1 in 168,116. In The United States Burnam is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent live, Georgia, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Burnam exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Burnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burnam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 343 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Burnam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Burnam are 16.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.25% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Burnam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 409.32% more than the national average, earning R 1,210,340 per year and in United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,762 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham | 92 | 28,875 | / |
| Burnahm | 92 | 12 | / |
| Bournam | 92 | 10 | / |
| Burhnam | 92 | 6 | / |
| Burnaam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Burngam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Burnnam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beurnam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Burname | 92 | 1 | / |
| Burnaham | 86 | 10 | / |
| Bourngam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bourneam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Burnhham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Burnnham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bournham | 86 | 0 | / |
| Burnhamn | 86 | 0 | / |
| Burnom | 83 | 176 | / |
| Burnan | 83 | 41 | / |
| Bornam | 83 | 20 | / |
| Vurnam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bournamme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Burnand | 77 | 1,138 | / |
| Burnhan | 77 | 169 | / |
| Bournan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Burnant | 77 | 6 | / |
| Burnane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vurnham | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bornham | 77 | 2 | / |
| Burngan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burhnan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhornam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burnhom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burnajn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boornam | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beurnan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Burgnan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Burnhamová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bournane | 71 | 2,025 | / |
| Burnheim | 71 | 181 | / |
| Burnnand | 71 | 94 | / |
| Burnaine | 71 | 57 | / |
| Bournand | 71 | 31 | / |
| Bournean | 71 | 11 | / |
| Burnaung | 71 | 5 | / |
| Biernamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhrnann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burnhand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Butrnhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bournnan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biernham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bourgnan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vournham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Burnhane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Burnahan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Burnhain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Burnhaun | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bourhnane | 67 | 170 | / |
| Burnon | 67 | 108 | / |
| Vornam | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bornan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Buhrnheim | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bournnane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bourennan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wornam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bourrnane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vurnan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vurnom | 67 | 0 | / |
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