Burnam Surname

192,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Burnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1561:168,11617,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6281:79,9668,433

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One who came from Burnham (estate on a stream), the name of various places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Burnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burnam is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burnam is the 192,064th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,323,094 people. The last name Burnam is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Burnam are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Burnam is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 56 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,156 people, or 1 in 168,116. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Burnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burnam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 343 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burnam last name are 16.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.25% being registered to vote for the 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.

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