McBurny Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McBurny 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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McBurny Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

McBurny 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)
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McBurny Demographics

McBurny Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 13 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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McBurny Last Name Facts

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

McBurny occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McBurny? popularity and diffusion

McBurny is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McBurny is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McBurny are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada McBurny is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 50 percent reside and Quebec, where 50 percent reside.

McBurny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

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