Burnes Surname

97,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Burnes Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a brook.

Burnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1531:114,95712,428
Australia4271:63,2227,606
Mexico3381:367,2377,568
Argentina2131:200,67316,642
Peru1701:186,9658,934
Canada1371:268,94625,310
England1211:460,48030,233
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Chile461:382,96710,457
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Panama171:230,1336,157
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1211:36,6103,442
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5091:47,8895,906
Scotland341:110,0955,249
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6881:10,7121,405

Burnes (117) may also be a first name.

Burnes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a brook.

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

Burnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burnes (Russian: Бурнес) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Burnes.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnes? popularity and diffusion

Burnes is the 97,236th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,492,432 people. The last name Burnes is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Burnes reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 864,112th most common first name internationally, held by 117 people.

Burnes is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,153 people, or 1 in 114,957. In The United States Burnes is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live and Mexico, where 7 percent live.

Burnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burnes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burnes surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 76 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burnes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burnes surname are 12.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 36.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,366 per year; in United States they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $41,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.08% more than the national average, earning $62,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burness922,226/
Bournes92744/
Baurnes929/
Burneas923/
Burneys922/
Buirnes921/
Burnest921/
Burnees921/
Burnese921/
Buyrnes921/
Buhrnes920/
Burnesh920/
Burne912,374/
Burnetts8614/
Bourneus862/
Burnness861/
Bourness860/
Burgnest860/
Buerneis860/
Bourne8340,303/
Burney8315,329/
Burnet834,880/
Burner834,173/
Bornes832,191/
Burnie831,493/
Burnea83723/
Burnei83220/
Burnys83206/
Beurne83151/
Burnis83139/
Burned8385/
Burnee8369/
Burnez8349/
Burnep8330/
Baurne8314/
Burnäs839/
Burneh835/
Buyrne834/
Burneu832/
Burnge832/
Buirne831/
Burhne831/
Burnne831/
Bhurne831/
Vurnes831/
Burnex831/
Burnje831/
Burnett77117,584/
Bourner771,169/
Bournet77919/
Burgner77843/
Bournez77383/
Bourgne77298/
Biernes77162/
Borneas77131/
Burnish77111/
Bournis7770/
Beurnez7751/
Borneis7748/
Burnice7735/
Burnner7725/
Borness7719/
Bourney7719/
Burnetz7715/
Burnnet778/
Burrnet776/
Burnais776/
Bournea773/
Baurnet773/
Boernes773/
Bournie773/
Burnney772/
Burhner772/
Burnysh772/
Åbornes772/
Bourneh772/
Bournei772/
Burniss771/
Burnise771/
Burnehe771/
Burnetd771/
Burrnie771/
Boornes771/
Bornies771/
Beurnet771/
Burnieh771/
Burgnet771/
Baurner770/
Burrner770/
Baurney770/
Burneer770/
Burneet770/
Bournee770/
Buirney770/
Wurnest770/
Burnerh770/
Burneshova753/
Borne7310,305/
Burni731,644/
Burna731,032/
Burny73856/
Burnh731/
Bourneix71221/
Burniche71176/
Bourgnet7142/
Bournais7140/
Burnnett7130/
Burrnett7114/
Bournett718/
Beurnett713/
Bourenne712/
Bournois712/
Burgneer711/
Burneett711/
Burnettd711/
Butrnett711/
Baurenne711/
Burinner710/
Bornea673,250/
Burnay671,424/
Burnip67829/
Borney67483/
Bourny67395/
Bürnee67316/
Bourni67303/
Bourna67223/
Wornes67204/
Bourniche67204/
Bourienne67181/
Bornez67170/
Burnic67134/
Boorne6790/
Beurienne6759/
Bornis6739/
Burnio6733/
Bornäs6722/
Bhurni6721/
Bornee6721/
Burnyy6717/
Bornie6716/
Boerne6714/
Bourné6714/
Bhurna6713/
Baurienne6712/
Burnyi6711/
Bornei6710/
Vurnis679/
Vourne675/
Burnič675/
Burnaa674/
Burzny674/
Burgni673/
Burnoy672/
Bórnea672/
Veurne672/
Beurné672/
Bornne672/
Borrne672/
Burnit671/
Vurney671/
Burniy671/
Burhna671/
Burnna671/
Burnuy671/
Burrna671/
Bournnais671/
Bhorne671/
Burnny671/
Vurnee671/
Burnaj671/
Burnih671/
Npurne671/
Baurni671/
Wurnis670/
Burnid670/

Burnes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burnes in the Russian language
Бурнесburnes-

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