Burnside Surname
Approximately 17,212 people bear this surname
Burnside Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the burnside'; v. Burn, and compare Garside (i.e. Garthside), Akenside (the side of the oak-wood), &c. Probably a Scottish local surname.
1751. Married — John Burnside and Sarah Button: St.
Read More About This SurnameBurnside Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,539 | 1:31,412 | 3,916 |
| England | 1,548 | 1:35,994 | 4,727 |
| Australia | 1,058 | 1:25,516 | 3,470 |
| Canada | 888 | 1:41,493 | 5,163 |
| Scotland | 761 | 1:7,035 | 1,084 |
| Northern Ireland | 506 | 1:3,646 | 715 |
| Bahamas | 272 | 1:1,440 | 252 |
| New Zealand | 260 | 1:17,417 | 3,051 |
| Jamaica | 173 | 1:16,589 | 1,543 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 392 | 1:11,301 | 1,571 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 672 | 1:5,570 | 826 |
| England | 377 | 1:64,656 | 7,442 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,838 | 1:27,322 | 3,357 |
Burnside (26) may also be a first name.
Burnside Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the burnside'; v. Burn, and compare Garside (i.e. Garthside), Akenside (the side of the oak-wood), &c. Probably a Scottish local surname.
1751. Married — John Burnside and Sarah Button: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Of local origin from one or more of the ten or a dozen small places of the name. There are villages named Burnside in the shires of Fife, Nairn, and Kincardine. John Burnesyid was a charter witness in Brechin in 1511 (REB., II, 166), and six of the name are recorded in the Edinburgh Marriage Register. John Burnesyde was member of Scots parliament for Culross, 1650 (Hanna, II, p. 485). Janet Burnsyde recorded in Larbert in 1669 (Stirling) may have derived her name from Burnside in the parish of St. Ninians, Stirlingshire. Jennit Burnsyde raised an action in the baron court of Corsehill in 1673 (Corsehill, p. 110). Burnesyde 1512.
(English) Dweller at the Brookside [O.E, burne, a brook + síde]
(English) One who came from Burnside (Brunwulf’s headland), in Westmorland.
Villages in the shires of Fife, Nairn, and Kincardine.
The banks of a brook.
Local. Beside the brook or burn.
A location name in Westmorland.
Burnside Demographics
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Burnside Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burnside Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Burnside occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Burnside? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 31,030th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 423,399 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Burnside reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Burnside is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.
Burnside is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,539 people, or 1 in 31,412. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Burnside occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Burnside Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burnside has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 411 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Burnside Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Burnside surname is primarily Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Burnside last name are 13.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.39% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Burnside earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.4% less than the national average, earning 254,728 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.78% more than the national average, earning R 358,320 per year; in United States they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning $41,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $53,205 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsides | 94 | 189 | / |
| Burniside | 94 | 3 | / |
| Burneside | 94 | 1 | / |
| Burinside | 94 | 1 | / |
| Burnaside | 94 | 0 | / |
| Buurnside | 94 | 0 | / |
| Burnsider | 94 | 0 | / |
| Burnsid | 93 | 5 | / |
| Byrnside | 88 | 312 | / |
| Bornside | 88 | 19 | / |
| Brunside | 88 | 19 | / |
| Bernside | 88 | 7 | / |
| Burnsite | 88 | 5 | / |
| Barnside | 88 | 3 | / |
| Burnsdie | 88 | 3 | / |
| Birnside | 88 | 3 | / |
| Burnsade | 88 | 1 | / |
| Burnisde | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brownside | 82 | 0 | / |
| Burnsed | 80 | 1,446 | / |
| Bornsid | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bernsid | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bransiet | 75 | 34 | / |
| Buranset | 75 | 20 | / |
| Buronsit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Burnseed | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brunsidi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Byrnsied | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bronstie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Purnsied | 75 | 1 | / |
| Burhanizade | 74 | 1 | / |
| Purnosidi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Burnst | 71 | 6 | / |
| Buransate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buranaset | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poornside | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brinisaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Branssiet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burnswood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baranizade | 67 | 32 | / |
| Brensti | 67 | 15 | / |
| Burhanizad | 67 | 14 | / |
| Buranaosod | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bernste | 67 | 6 | / |
| Burhanzade | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buranasate | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brunsed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Branset | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brincid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bronsit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bournisset | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bornste | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buranzadeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bransti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bernasadeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burns-Wood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bronste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bronset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barnesd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berensaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burnest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burnsta | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brunsdt | 67 | 0 | / |
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