Burnison Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Burnison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burnison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:831,32863,652
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
England71:7,959,723202,100
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Burnison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burnison occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnison? popularity and diffusion

Burnison is the 558,412th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name Burnison is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Burnison live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 831,328. In The United States it is most common in: South Dakota, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Burnison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burnison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burnison surname rose 415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burnison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burnison surname are 27.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Burnison earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $49,572 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burnison
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