# Burnette (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/burnette/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,717 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,172 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,469 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (16,409 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Burnette in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Burnette in the United States.

## People named Burnette

- Johnny Burnette, American musician (1934–1964)
- Olivia Burnette, American actress
- Billy Burnette, American musician
- Kurt Burnette, American Byzantine Catholic bishop
- Dorsey Burnette, American rockabilly musician (1932–1979)

## Similar surnames

Barnett, Burnett, Barnette, Brent, Brunette, Brunet, Brunetti, Brunt, Bryant, Brandt, Bermudez, Brandon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.