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- Burns - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Burns
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Bernstein
* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Burns
Rank #60
Frequency
0.06% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Burns
Rank #141
Frequency
162,153 people (60.11 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 82.18% Hispanic 1.59% Black 13.63% Asian/PI 0.45% Native Am. 0.71% Two+ 1.45%
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