McBurnie Surname

220,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

McBurnie Surname Definition:

MACBIRNIE, Macburnie, Macburney: The first form occurs often in the Acts of Parliament of Scotland in the early seventeenth century. The name is of Norse origin, from the personal name Bjarni (= bear, N. bjorn, a bear), and is therefore parallel to the name Matheson (in Gaelic M'Mhathain) and Irish Macmahon (MacMathghamhain).

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McBurnie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5161:702,44055,541
Australia4511:59,8577,258
England4291:129,87912,877
Scotland3321:16,1261,991
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Trinidad and Tobago1461:9,3421,316
Grenada851:1,277239
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
Wales271:114,6128,773
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1451:25,8152,343
England1061:229,95617,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

McBurnie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACBIRNIE, Macburnie, Macburney: The first form occurs often in the Acts of Parliament of Scotland in the early seventeenth century. The name is of Norse origin, from the personal name Bjarni (= bear, N. bjorn, a bear), and is therefore parallel to the name Matheson (in Gaelic M'Mhathain) and Irish Macmahon (MacMathghamhain). David M'Birny was a witness in Kirkcudbright in 1466 (RMS., II, 907), and in 1494 mention is made of the spouse of John Makbirny (ALA., II, p. 356). Cuthbert McBurnie was appointed "Brig maistre" of Dumfries in 1520 (Edgar, p. 203—204). John Makbirny had sasine of lands in Dunscoir in 1591 (ER., XXII, p. 538), and a later John M'Burnie was retoured heir of John M'Burnie of Row in 1680 (Retours, Dumfries, 302). William McBurney in the parish of Balmaghie, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 573). Machburny 1684, Mackbirnie and Mackbirnye 1607. See also Burnie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McBurnie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McBurnie is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McBurnie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 220,856th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,941,344 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of McBurnie live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 516 people, or 1 in 702,440. In The United States McBurnie is most numerous in: New York, where 27 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States McBurnie is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.

McBurnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McBurnie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,053 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 405 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McBurnie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McBurnie last name is chiefly Presbyterian (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McBurnie surname are 8.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.42% registered with the party.

The amount McBurnie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning R 247,908 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $45,979 CAD per year.

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McBurnie Reference & Research

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