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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 BURNESS.
Surname Origin:
Scottish, English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
BURNES
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Common Surname Search Tips BURNS Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - BURNS Genealogy BURNS Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - BURNS Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - BURNS Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - BURNS Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - BURNS 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.
