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    The surname Burnley

    An English surname, carried by 1,985 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/ 2 syllables Soundex B654

    Burnley: #14,913 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Burnley #14,913, 1,985 people Burnley: #14,913 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Burnley #14,913, 1,985 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burnley is more common than 90.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Brun (a river name meaning "brown") + Old English lēah (“meadow, clearing”).

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,985 people named Burnley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,539 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,864.

    #14,913
    rank among US surnames
    1,985
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.5%
    change since 2000 (was #14,634)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,913Anger1,985155,539
    #14,920Laurel1,984155,618

    Who is named Burnley

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

    53% of people named Burnley identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 53%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 39%
    • Two or more races 5.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Burnleys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Benjamin Burnley
      American rock musician, born 1978

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Burnley

    Burnley has the Soundex code B654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B654.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Burnley come from?
    From Brun (a river name meaning "brown") + Old English lēah (“meadow, clearing”).
    How common is the surname Burnley?
    1,985 people in the United States had the surname Burnley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,539 Americans. It ranked 14,913th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Burnley?
    In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Burnley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Burnley?
    Benjamin Burnley, American rock musician.
    Where is the surname Burnley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Burnley in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Burnley?
    Burnley is /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Burnley getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,864 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,985 in 2010, up 6.5%.