Burne Surname
Approximately 2,374 people bear this surname
Burne Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the burn,' i.e. stream; Middle English burne or bourne. More especially parishes in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Hampshire. With Burns, compare Styles, Bridges, Holmes, Brooks, &c.
Read More About This SurnameBurne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 597 | 1:93,330 | 9,998 |
| United States | 439 | 1:825,647 | 63,294 |
| Argentina | 357 | 1:119,729 | 10,113 |
| Australia | 308 | 1:87,648 | 10,106 |
| New Zealand | 188 | 1:24,087 | 4,212 |
| South Africa | 167 | 1:324,417 | 30,492 |
| Ireland | 52 | 1:90,557 | 5,084 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 | 1:76,876 | 5,365 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 217 | 1:20,414 | 2,378 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 445 | 1:54,776 | 6,535 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 256 | 1:196,167 | 17,139 |
Burne (64) may also be a first name.
Burne Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the burn,' i.e. stream; Middle English burne or bourne. More especially parishes in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Hampshire. With Burns, compare Styles, Bridges, Holmes, Brooks, &c. Possibly the patronymic 5, as in Williams, Jennings, and Jones.
John atte Bourn, Close Rolls, 17 Edward III.
John de Bourne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William atte Borne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John de la Burn', Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de la Burne, Somerset, ibid.
John de la Burne, Essex, ibid.
Robert Atte-borne, rector of Ingworth, Norfolk, 1360: History of Norfolk.
1618. William Bourne and Agnes Johnson: Marriage Lic. (London).
1754. Married — Edward Burne and Susanna Basile: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 Dweller at a Brook [Middle English bourn(e, burn(e; Old English burne] John de la Burne.—Hundred Rolls John atte Bourn. —Close Rolls.
2 orig. Warrior, Nobleman, Hero; later simply Man [Middle English burn(e, bern(e, a man; Old English beorn, a nobleman, &c.] According to the Anglo-Saxon genealogies a Beorn was a great-grandson of Woden and ancestor of the Northumbrian kings.
And who taughte hem [them] on trees To tymbre [build] so heighe, Ther neither burn ne beest May hir briddes rechen [their (young) birds reach],—Piers Plowman, 7296-9.
Than [then] spake a berne upon the bent, Of comforte that was not colde, And sayd, We have brent [burnt] Northomberlond, We have all welth in holde.—‘The Battle of Otterbourne’: Percy's Reliques.
(Scandinavian) Bear [Scandinavian biörn, a bear] Björn or Biörn is still a common Scandinavian name.
(English or Anglo-French-Teut.) Of Brown Complexion [metathesis of Old English brún = O.Ger. brún (and Old Norse brúnn), whence French brun, brown] Cp. Burnell, Burnett.
(Celtic) = Byrne for 0’Byrne = O’Brain, q.v.; and confused with O’Beirne, q.v.
Local. A burn, in Scotland, is a small stream, the same as Bourne. Biorn, in the Danish and Swedish, signifies a bear, figuratively, a ferocious, valiant man.
Burne Demographics
Burne Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Burne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Burne (Russian: Бурне) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burne? popularity and diffusion
It is the 179,668th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,069,733 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Burne live; 30 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in British Isles. Burne is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name globally, held by 64 people.
The last name Burne is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 597 people, or 1 in 93,330. In England Burne is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Cumbria, where 14 percent are found and Essex, where 6 percent are found. Other than England Burne is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 15 percent are found.
Burne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burne has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Burne last name increased 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 171 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 76 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Burne Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Burne last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Burne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning R 253,008 per year; in United States they earn 13.93% more than the national average, earning $49,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning $58,954 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Burne Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Burne in the Russian language | ||
| Бурне | burne | - |
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