Burnett Name Meaning: A nickname from French 'Burnete',diminutive of 'Brun',meaning 'Brown'.
This would normally indicate someone with brown hair or complexion.
Discover how your Burnett ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 25 |
| Berkshire | 21 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 136 |
| Cornwall | 101 |
| Cumberland | 81 |
| Derbyshire | 58 |
| Devon | 310 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 666 |
| Essex | 196 |
| Gloucestershire | 209 |
| Hampshire | 429 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 15 |
| Kent | 220 |
| Lancashire | 736 |
| Leicestershire | 46 |
| Lincolnshire | 385 |
| London | 992 |
| Middlesex | 206 |
| Northumberland | 205 |
| Norfolk | 52 |
| Northamptonshire | 21 |
| Nottinghamshire | 83 |
| Oxfordshire | 23 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 21 |
| Somerset | 248 |
| Surrey | 190 |
| Sussex | 168 |
| Staffordshire | 188 |
| Warwickshire | 108 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 57 |
| Worcestershire | 39 |
| Yorkshire | 1,305 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 14 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 193 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 103 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 744 |
| Private Means | 70 |
| Farmer | 58 |
| General Labourer | 51 |
| Dressmaker | 48 |
| Labourer | 46 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 43 |
| None | 42 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 41 |
| Farm Labourer | 40 |
| Cotton Weaver | 33 |
| Clerk | 23 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Butcher | 22 |
| At Home | 21 |
| General Servant Domestic | 21 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Carter | 19 |
| Cook (domestic) | 18 |
| Nil | 17 |
| House Painter | 16 |
| At School | 16 |
| House Wife | 16 |
| Weaver | 16 |
| Waggoner On Farm | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Burnett | 2,558 |
| Mary Burnett | 2,531 |
| John Burnett | 2,245 |
| Elizabeth Burnett | 1,650 |
| George Burnett | 1,413 |
| Thomas Burnett | 1,375 |
| James Burnett | 1,224 |
| Sarah Burnett | 1,163 |
| Jane Burnett | 770 |
| Ann Burnett | 762 |
| Charles Burnett | 709 |
| Henry Burnett | 663 |
| Robert Burnett | 657 |
| Joseph Burnett | 642 |
| Annie Burnett | 607 |
| Eliza Burnett | 578 |
| Alice Burnett | 529 |
| Margaret Burnett | 498 |
| Richard Burnett | 465 |
| Emma Burnett | 421 |
| Ellen Burnett | 419 |
| Emily Burnett | 394 |
| Edward Burnett | 384 |
| Frederick Burnett | 357 |
| Arthur Burnett | 356 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnett | 86% | 102,075 |
| 2 | Burnett | 100% | 38,527 |
| 3 | Bernett | 86% | 8,302 |
| 4 | Burnet | 86% | 2,960 |
| 5 | Barnatt | 71% | 614 |
| 6 | Burnitt | 86% | 293 |
| 7 | Brunett | 71% | 257 |
| 8 | Bornett | 86% | 218 |
| 9 | Barnitt | 71% | 183 |
| 10 | Branett | 71% | 166 |
| 11 | Barnott | 71% | 155 |
| 12 | Burnnett | 88% | 120 |
The surname Burnett is the 2nd most popular variant of Barnett.