Burnette Surname

22,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Burnette Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Burnett (place cleared by burning), in Somerset; the small brown-complexioned one.

Burnette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,1021:15,6901,993
Canada2361:156,12515,843
Guyana1151:6,6281,120
Dominica911:834186
Trinidad and Tobago771:17,7142,152
Antigua and Barbuda591:1,681287
England471:1,185,49155,443
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
Australia361:749,88148,970
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines241:4,694590
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Barbados141:20,5321,076
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Panama81:489,0328,962
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8031:62,5396,836

Burnette (1,243) may also be a first name.

Burnette Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Burnett (place cleared by burning), in Somerset; the small brown-complexioned one.

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

Burnette Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burnette occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnette? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,614th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,395 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Burnette reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Burnette is also the 224,099th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 1,243 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,102 people, or 1 in 15,690. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 18 percent live, Georgia, where 13 percent live and Virginia, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Guyana, where 0 percent live.

Burnette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burnette has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burnette surname expanded 2,877 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 210 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burnette Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burnette surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burnette surname are 17.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burnette earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning $38,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% less than the national average, earning $43,120 CAD per year.

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Burnette Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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