How common is the surname Burney?

9,126 people in the United States had the surname Burney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,831 Americans. It ranked 3,888th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burney?

Linda Burney, Australian politician, followed by William E. Burney.

Where is the surname Burney most common?

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

Is the surname Burney getting more or less common?

More common. 8,653 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,126 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Burney

A Norman surname, carried by 9,126 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burney is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

Variant of Berney.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,126 people named Burney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,831 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,653.

#3,888

rank among US surnames

9,126

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,762)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,879	McClintock	9,141	33,776
#3,880	Worden	9,139	33,783
#3,881	Dube	9,136	33,794
#3,882	Zink	9,134	33,802
#3,884	Schiller	9,132	33,809
#3,885	Jerome	9,131	33,813
#3,886	Rickard	9,128	33,824

Who is named Burney

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

46% of people named Burney identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 46%
Black (not Hispanic) 45%
Two or more races 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Burneys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linda Burney
Australian politician, born 1957
William E. Burney
American politician (1893–1969)

Notable Burneys come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Burney

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

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Burney come from?: Variant of Berney.
How common is the surname Burney?: 9,126 people in the United States had the surname Burney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,831 Americans. It ranked 3,888th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burney?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Burney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burney?: Linda Burney, Australian politician, followed by William E. Burney.
Where is the surname Burney most common?: Wikidata records people named Burney in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Burney getting more or less common?: More common. 8,653 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,126 in 2010, up 5.5%.