Burnley Surname

119,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Burnley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Burnley,' an important town in Lancashire, in the old parish of Whalley.

Thomas de Brunlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1609. John Burnley, Bras. Coll. (probably of Lancashire): Register of the University of Oxford.

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Burnley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5591:141,64114,705
England8131:68,5347,920
Trinidad and Tobago1601:8,5251,225
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Canada761:484,81041,569
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6211:39,2525,012
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:148,13813,775

Burnley (172) may also be a first name.

Burnley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Burnley,' an important town in Lancashire, in the old parish of Whalley.

Thomas de Brunlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1609. John Burnley, Bras. Coll. (probably of Lancashire): Register of the University of Oxford.

1732. Married — John Burnley and Mary Swainston: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Burnley, or Dweller at 1 the Brook-Lea [Old English burne, a brook + leáh] 2 the Brown Lea [metathesis of Old English brún, brown + leáh] Burnley, Lancs, is situated on the River Burn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Burnley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burnley (Arabic: برنيلي) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burnley is the 119,380th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,892,869 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Burnley live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Burnley is also the 696,764th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 172 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,559 people, or 1 in 141,641. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 12 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Burnley occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 4 percent are found.

Burnley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burnley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burnley surname increased 755 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burnley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burnley surname are 9.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burnley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.91% less than the national average, earning R 121,416 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $39,621 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% less than the national average, earning $43,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bournley931/
Baurnley930/
Burnly929/
Burenly861/
Burenle861/
Burnlie860/
Burnlee860/
Burnelle8040/
Burnlees8017/
Burnlett800/
Burnli771/
Bournelle754/
Busrnelle751/
Burnnelle750/
Borenle7124/
Wornley718/
Bornlea711/
Burnlap710/
Burnelli67697/
Woernley6739/
Burnella673/
Bournelli634/
Burnellii632/
Vornle6217/
Wornle622/
Bornla622/
Wurnli621/
Bornli621/
Wornly620/
Bournillat5940/
Bournellis5913/
Borinli57107/
Woernle57105/
Borenli5710/
Woernly570/
Worinly570/
Bornilla531,400/
Bouremli53322/
Bouremla53293/
Bornelli53167/
Bornella537/
Bourimla531/
Bornillia502/
Bouremlat501/

Burnley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burnley in the Arabic language
برنيليbrnyly-
برنليbrnly-

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Burnley Reference & Research

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