Burner Surname

111,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,173 people bear this surname

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

Burner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Berner' (compare Ventrer), one who had charge of fresh relays of dogs in hunting, a huntsman. OS. brenier, bernier, berner. Special mention of the 'berner' is made in a hunting record, 5 Henry III (Rot.

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Burner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7881:130,00713,704
France5391:123,23318,675
Germany2281:353,09434,155
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Austria1331:64,0269,907
England1031:540,95233,556
Canada551:669,92054,285
United States Virgin Islands191:5,809896
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Norway91:571,36544,190
India81:95,883,173728,828
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China51:273,464,31313,838
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6961:72,1537,745

The alternate forms: Bürner (342) are calculated separately.

Burner (43) may also be a first name.

Burner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Berner' (compare Ventrer), one who had charge of fresh relays of dogs in hunting, a huntsman. OS. brenier, bernier, berner. Special mention of the 'berner' is made in a hunting record, 5 Henry III (Rot. Litt. Clans, i. 462; N.and Q. above). The 'yeoman-berner' is mentioned in the Parliamentary Rolls.

Richard le Berner, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Geoffrey Berner, Buckinghamshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald le Birner, Wiltshire, ibid.

Walter le Berner, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Hugh Berner, Lincolnshire, ibid.

John le Brynner, Patent Roll, 20 Edward II.

For a full account of this word and name, v. Historical English Dictionary

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

Burner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burner is found most in The United States. It may be found as: Bürner. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,317th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,746,357 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Burner live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 43 people.

The surname Burner is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,788 people, or 1 in 130,007. In The United States Burner is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 18 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and West Virginia, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Burner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burner surname expanded 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Burner last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burner surname are 22.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning 327,007 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 139.78% more than the national average, earning R 569,820 per year; in United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $51,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bürner94342/
Burnier922,644/
Bourner921,169/
Burgner92843/
Burnert9228/
Burnner9225/
Buerner9219/
Burnger924/
Burhner922/
Burnerd921/
Baurner920/
Burrner920/
Burneer920/
Burnerh920/
Burne912,374/
Bournier86500/
Beurnier86137/
Burnertt863/
Burnnier862/
Burgneer861/
Burnetrt861/
Buernier861/
Butrnetr861/
Burnnert860/
Burnhier860/
Burinner860/
Bourne8340,303/
Burney8315,329/
Burnes834,883/
Burnet834,880/
Borner833,724/
Burnie831,493/
Burnea83723/
Burnei83220/
Beurne83151/
Burned8385/
Burnee8369/
Burnez8349/
Burnep8330/
Wurner8328/
Baurne8314/
Burneh835/
Buyrne834/
Burneu832/
Burnge832/
Buirne831/
Burhne831/
Burnne831/
Bhurne831/
Burnje831/
Vurner830/
Burnheart8012/
Burnheard803/
Bournnier801/
Burnett77117,584/
Boerner774,298/
Burness772,226/
Bournet77919/
Bornier77806/
Bournes77744/
Bournez77383/
Bourgne77298/
Bierner77151/
Beurnez7751/
Wurzner7728/
Borzner7725/
Bourney7719/
Burnetz7715/
Baurnes779/
Burnnet778/
Burrnet776/
Borrner776/
Bürgner776/
Bornner774/
Burneas773/
Bournea773/
Baurnet773/
Bournie773/
Burnney772/
Burneys772/
Bourneh772/
Bournei772/
Buirnes771/
Burnest771/
Burnees771/
Burnehe771/
Burnetd771/
Burrnie771/
Buyrnes771/
Borhner771/
Vaurner771/
Beurnet771/
Burnieh771/
Burgnet771/
Burnoir770/
Buhrnes770/
Baurney770/
Burnesh770/
Boorner770/
Burneet770/
Bournee770/
Buirney770/
Borne7310,305/
Burni731,644/
Burna731,032/
Burny73856/
Burnh731/
Bourgnet7142/
Burnnett7130/
Burnetts7114/
Burrnett7114/
Bournett718/
Beurnett713/
Waurnier713/
Bourenne712/
Burneett711/
Burnettd711/
Burnness711/
Butrnett711/
Boernner711/
Biernner711/
Baurenne711/
Bourness710/
Burgnest710/
Bornea673,250/
Worner672,027/
Burnay671,424/
Burnip67829/
Borney67483/
Bourny67395/
Bürnee67316/
Bourni67303/
Bourna67223/
Bourienne67181/
Burnis67139/
Boorne6790/
Würner6759/
Beurienne6759/
Burnio6733/
Bhurni6721/
Bornee6721/
Burnyy6717/
Bornie6716/
Boerne6714/
Bourné6714/
Bhurna6713/
Baurienne6712/
Burnyi6711/
Bornei6710/
Burnäs679/
Vourne675/
Burnaa674/
Burzny674/
Burgni673/
Bornir673/
Burnoy672/
Bórnea672/
Veurne672/
Beurné672/
Bornne672/
Borrne672/
Burnit671/
Vurney671/
Burniy671/
Burhna671/
Burnna671/
Burnuy671/
Burrna671/
Bhorne671/
Burnny671/
Vurnee671/
Burnaj671/
Burnih671/
Npurne671/
Baurni671/
Burnid670/

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