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Burns

in North Carolina

There are 4,472 people with the last name "Burns" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Burns 181
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  1. is 177th most common Whitley
  2. is 178th most common Woods
  3. is 179th most common Ford
  4. is 180th most common Nichols
  5. is 181st most common Burns
  6. is 182nd most common Garner
  7. is 183rd most common Rose
  8. is 184th most common Sullivan
  9. is 185th most common Harrell

Similar Names and Nicknames

Barnes, Burnett, Burnham, Burnette, Burney, Burnside, Byrnes, Burnell, Burnes, Burner

Most Common First Names for Burns

James, John, Robert, David, William, Michael, Mary, Richard, Charles, Thomas

Meaning & History

Scottish and northern English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream or streams, from the Middle English nominative plural or genitive singular of burn (see Bourne).

Scottish: variant of Burnhouse, habitational name from a place named with burn ‘stream’ + house ‘house’.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin (see Byrne).

Jewish (American): Americanized and shortened form of Bernstein.

Recent Searches for "Burns" in North Carolina

Since June 2009
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James Burns, NC (9 searches)
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