How common is the surname McBurney?

1,988 people in the United States had the surname McBurney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. It ranked 14,881st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McBurney?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named McBurney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname McBurney most common?

Wikidata records people named McBurney in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname McBurney getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,029 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,988 in 2010, down 2.0%.

The surname McBurney

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,988 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McBurney is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Biorna.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,988 people named McBurney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,029.

#14,881

rank among US surnames

1,988

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2%

change since 2000 (was #13,707)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,876	Bajwa	1,990	155,149
#14,878	Townson	1,989	155,227
#14,881	Bate	1,988	155,305

Who is named McBurney

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

91% of people named McBurney identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McBurneys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Simon McBurney
British actor, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McBurney

McBurney has the Soundex code M216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M216.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McBurney come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Biorna.
How common is the surname McBurney?: 1,988 people in the United States had the surname McBurney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. It ranked 14,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McBurney?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named McBurney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McBurney?: Simon McBurney, British actor.
Where is the surname McBurney most common?: Wikidata records people named McBurney in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname McBurney getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,029 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,988 in 2010, down 2.0%.