How common is the surname Burn?

1,281 people in the United States had the surname Burn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,019 Americans. It ranked 20,664th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burn?

Amos Burn, British chess player (1848-1925), followed by Natalie Burn.

Where is the surname Burn most common?

Wikidata records people named Burn in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Ukraine.

Is the surname Burn getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,502 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,281 in 2010, down 15%.

The surname Burn

A surname, carried by 1,281 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burn is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

* The surname is of English origin, variant of Bourne. * The placename in Yorkshire is likely related to the suffix -burn, found in placenames such as Woodburn, Glusburn, etc., from burn (“stream”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,281 people named Burn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,019 Americans. That is down 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,502.

#20,664

rank among US surnames

1,281

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-14.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,351)

Who is named Burn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Burn identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amos Burn
British chess player (1848-1925)
Natalie Burn
American actress, film producer, screenwriter, dancer and singer, born 2000

Notable Burns come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Ukraine (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burn

Burn has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Questions

Where does the surname Burn come from?: * The surname is of English origin, variant of Bourne. * The placename in Yorkshire is likely related to the suffix -burn, found in placenames such as Woodburn, Glusburn, etc., from burn (“stream”).
How common is the surname Burn?: 1,281 people in the United States had the surname Burn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,019 Americans. It ranked 20,664th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burn?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Burn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burn?: Amos Burn, British chess player (1848-1925), followed by Natalie Burn.
Where is the surname Burn most common?: Wikidata records people named Burn in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Ukraine.
Is the surname Burn getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,502 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,281 in 2010, down 15%.