Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BURNS
There are approximately 51,724 people named Burns in the UK. That makes it the 153rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 819 are named Burns.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
BurnBurne
Bourne
Burness
Barns
Barnes
Barenz
Barn
Barnas
Barne
Baarns
Bahrns
Baerns
Bairns
Barnns
Bahrnes
Barenes
Baernes
Bairnes
Baarnes
Barnnes
Barnse
Barnss
Bargnes
Barennes
Barnos
Barnis
Barense
Baarn
Bairn
The Burns surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A burn, in Scotland, is a small stream, the same as Bourne. Biorn, in the Danish and Swedish, signifies a bear, figuratively, a ferocious, valiant man.