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 is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burniston? popularity and diffusion

Burniston is the 337,484th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. The surname Burniston is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Burniston are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 694 people, or 1 in 80,285. In England Burniston is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Burniston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burniston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Burniston surname expanded 335 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,224 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burniston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burniston last name are 19.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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