# Burney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/burney/  
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 Anglo-Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,126 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,888 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,831 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (8,653 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Berney.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Burney 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) | 46% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Burney in Australia and the United States.

## People named Burney

- Linda Burney, Australian politician
- William E. Burney, American politician (1893–1969)

## Similar surnames

Byrne, Barney, Bourne, Borne, Brune, Brun, Bourn, Birney, Burn, Bruen, Briney, Burian.

## 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.