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Definition: This geographical surname comes from the Middle English "burn," meaning 'stream or creek,' usually referring to to someone who lived close to a river or stream. See also, related surname BURNS.
Surname Origin:
Scottish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
BURNES, BURNACE, BURNASS, BURNASSE, BURNESSE
More Resources for the Surname BURNESS :
BURNESS Genealogy BURNS Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - BURNESS Genealogy BURNESS Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - BURNESS Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - BURNESS Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - BURNESS Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - BURNESS Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
