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There are approximately 51,724 people named Burns in the UK. That makes it the 153rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 819 are named Burns.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


Related and similar surnames

Burn
Burne
Bourne
Burness
Barns
Barnes
Barenz
Barn
Barnas
Barne
Baarns
Bahrns
Baerns
Bairns
Barnns
Bahrnes
Barenes
Baernes
Bairnes
Baarnes
Barnnes
Barnse
Barnss
Bargnes
Barennes
Barnos
Barnis
Barense
Baarn
Bairn

The Burns surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A burn, in Scotland, is a small stream, the same as Bourne. Biorn, in the Danish and Swedish, signifies a bear, figuratively, a ferocious, valiant man.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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