Burnand Surname

326,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Burnand Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Brennand'; v. Brennan.

Burnand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3961:140,70213,671
Switzerland3491:23,5333,723
France1651:402,56259,152
United States681:5,330,278267,385
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia271:999,84158,390
Wales71:442,07621,198
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Burnand (12) may also be a first name.

Burnand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Brennand'; v. Brennan.

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

(French) belonging to Burnand (France).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Burnand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burnand is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnand? popularity and diffusion

Burnand is the 326,564th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,403,819 people. Burnand occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Burnand reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name globally It is held by 12 people.

Burnand is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 140,702. In England it is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 31 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Burnand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burnand has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Burnand surname increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burnand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burnand surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Burnand earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.27% more than the national average, earning R 551,952 per year; in United States they earn 17.39% more than the national average, earning $50,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $57,860 CAD per year.

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