Burniston Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Burniston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burniston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6941:80,2858,931
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Canada801:460,57039,784
Wales361:85,9597,098
Australia351:771,30649,759
Scotland251:214,15311,205
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Burniston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burniston occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burniston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 337,484th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. The last name Burniston occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Burniston live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

Burniston is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 694 people, or 1 in 80,285. In England Burniston is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Other than England Burniston exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Burniston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burniston has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 335 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,224 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burniston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Burniston last name is chiefly Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burniston last name are 19.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burniston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $52,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burnston9449/
Burneston8948/
Burnstone8918/
Burnisten891/
Bournston890/
Burnsiton890/
Barniston890/
Burnistine848/
Brinistoon841/
Burnisteen841/
Burnestone840/
Brenniston840/
Branston821,356/
Brinston82519/
Bronston82450/
Brunston82302/
Barnston8294/
Bernston8242/
Brenston8235/
Burnstin8222/
Burnstan8221/
Brynston8216/
Burnstun8213/
Burnsten822/
Burnisdn821/
Burnstyn821/
Bornston821/
Burnstein781,031/
Bernstone78224/
Burnstine78194/
Bourneton7878/
Barnstone7877/
Braunston7851/
Bronstone7832/
Brownston7829/
Branstone7828/
Bryanston788/
Burnstien788/
Brainston784/
Burnestom781/
Burnestan781/
Brounston781/
Burnstean781/
Burnsteen781/
Bernuston780/
Brannston780/
Bernstona780/
Burnstene780/
Brinstone780/
Bronstn750/
Brownstone74390/
Bournstein7431/
Burenstine7420/
Burnestani7418/
Burenstein749/
Barnestone744/
Burnestein744/
Braunstone742/
Barrinston742/
Bernistein742/
Bournstine742/
Brownstown742/
Brewinston742/
Browneston741/
Brownsteon741/
Burnestien741/
Branistanu741/
Bernistine740/
Brunsdon711,486/
Prinston71653/
Brinsdon71438/
Bernsten71229/
Bransdon7191/
Bransten7169/
Brunsten7140/
Bronsten7135/
Bärnsten7132/
Bernstin7123/
Bronstun7123/
Bronstin7110/
Bernstén7110/
Bårnsten718/
Brønsten718/
Bornstin715/
Barnstyn713/
Bronstyn713/
Bernstyn712/
Burnitam711/
Prenston711/
Brinsten711/
Bornstun711/
Bornsten711/
Barnstin710/
Bronstan710/
Birnsten710/
Branisteanu70397/
Brown-Stone704/
Baronestone703/
Bruny-Stone701/
Brinisteinu701/
Brownestone701/
Burrenstine701/
Buernestein701/
Brown Stone701/
Brun-Easton701/
Bauernstein701/
Baurnestein700/
Bernstein6743,142/
Bornstein675,133/
Bronstein674,177/
Brunstein671,105/
Bernstine67343/
Birnstein67299/
Brownsdon67232/
Bernstien67143/
Barnstein67140/
Branstine67103/
Bronstine6767/
Bernsteen6766/
Bornstine6762/
Branstein6758/
Brenstein6749/
Bronsteen6734/
Bornstain6733/
Brownsten6731/
Bronstien6729/
Barnstijn6728/
Bronsteyn6728/
Barnstien6721/
Brinstein6721/
Bornstien6715/
Brannsten6714/
Bernstain6713/
Bronstain6712/
Braunsten6711/
Berensten6711/
Bronstijn678/
Brännsten678/
Bernstéen677/
Bernsteyn676/
Brounsten676/
Bernstajn676/
Behrnsten675/
Bornesten675/
Bernstene674/
Beernsten673/
Brown-Seaton673/
Beernstin673/
Byrne-Sutton673/
Prinstone672/
Bernstayn672/
Barensten672/
Brownstin672/
Braunstin672/
Brinstano672/
Branstain672/
Brunsteyn671/
Brunstine671/
Brown-Weston671/
Branstien671/
Bornestin671/
Barnstine671/
Bernestin671/
Berenstin671/
Börnstein671/
Bronstejn671/
Brenstten671/
Brynstein671/
Bornstejn671/
Bern Sten671/
Bernstejn671/
Bernsiten671/
Prnstn671/
Brunsdone670/
Bernstino670/
Bernstina670/
Bornsteen670/

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