Burns (surname)

The surname Burns has several origins. In some cases it derived from the Middle English or Scots burn, and originated as a topographic name for an individual who lived by a stream. In other cases the surname is a variant form of the surname Burnhouse, which originated as habitational name, derived from a place name made up of the word elements burn and house.[1] In other cases the surname Burns originated as a nickname meaning "burn house".[2] In other cases, the surname Burns is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Broin,[1] which means "descendant of Bran".[3] In some cases the surname Burns is an Americanized form of the Jewish surname Bernstein,[1] which is derived from the German bernstein ("amber").[4]

An early form of the surname when derived from the place name Burnhouse is "Burnis", recorded in 1526. An early form of the surname when derived from a nickname meaning "burn house" is "Brenhus", recorded in 1286 and 1275.[5]

List of notable persons with the surname Burns

Disambiguation

Politics and law

Drama and television

Literature and journalism

Music
  • Burns (DJ), Matthew James Burns, a British DJ and producer
  • The Burns Sisters, Annie, Marie and Jeannie Burns, American folk music group
  • Bob Burns (drummer) (1950–2015), American drummer, original member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Cha Burns (1957–2007), guitarist for the Scottish rock band The Silencers
  • Christian Burns (born 1974), British musician
  • John 'Jake' Burns (born 1958), Irish singer, guitarist and musician
  • John Burns (1858–1943), songwriter
  • Kyle Burns, American drummer for artist 'Forever the Sickest Kids'
  • Megan Burns (born 1986), musician and actor; also known as "Betty Curse"
  • Pauline Powell Burns (1872–1912), African-American pianist and artist
  • Pete Burns (1959–2016), English singer and songwriter for the new wave band Dead or Alive
  • Rob Burns (born 1953), British–New Zealand bass player, author and academic
  • Roy Burns (drummer) (born 1935), American drummer, educator, and percussion manufacturer

Sciences

Sports

Other

Fictional characters

People with the first, middle, or maiden name Burns
  • Isaac Burns Murphy, African-American thoroughbred jockey
  • Emily Burns Robison, musician, member of American country band the Dixie Chicks
  • Burn Gorman, British actor
  • Lurleen Burns Wallace, former Governor of Alabama
  • William Burns Smith, former Mayor of Philadelphia

See also

References
  1. Oxford Dictionary of Family Names: Burns, Answers.com, retrieved 28 January 2013. This webpage is a partial transcription of Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2006.
  2. Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood (ed.), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 63, 75, ISBN 0-19-863146-4.
  3. Oxford Dictionary of Family Names: Byrne, Answers.com, retrieved 28 January 2013. This webpage is a partial transcription of Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2006.
  4. Oxford Dictionary of Family Names: Bernstein, Answers.com, retrieved 28 January 2013. This webpage is a partial transcription of Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2006.
  5. Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood (ed.), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 75, ISBN 0-19-863146-4.
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