Burns (surname)
The surname Burns has several origins. In some cases it derived from the Middle English 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
- Arnold Burns (1930–2013), American lawyer
- Conrad Burns (born 1935), American politician and senator
- Edward E. Burns (1858-?), member of the Wisconsin state senate
- E.L.M. Burns (1897–1985), Canadian Army officer and diplomat
- George Burns (Australian politician) (1869–1932), Australian House of Representatives
- Harold Burns (1926–2013), American politician
- Henry Burns (born 1947), Louisiana politician
- Joel Burns (politician) (born 1969), American politician, Fort Worth city council member
- John Burns (1858–1943), English trade unionist, socialist, and politician
- John A. Burns (1909-1975), governor of Hawaii
- Lucy Burns (1879–1966), American suffragist and women's rights advocate
- Mary Burns (died 1863), labor activist and partner of Friedrich Engels
- Michael W. Burns (born 1958), American politician
- Max Burns (born 1948), American politician and member of U.S. House of Representatives
- R. Nicholas Burns (born 1956), U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- Simon Burns (born 1952), British politician
- Timothy Burns (1820–1853), Wisconsin politician
- Timothy G. Burns (born 1957), Louisiana politician
- W. Haydon Burns (1912–1987), 35th governor of Florida
- William J. Burns (1861–1932), director of the U.S. Bureau of Investigation (precursor to the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
- William Joseph Burns (born 1956), United States Deputy Secretary of State
Drama and television
- Allan Burns, American television writer and producer
- Brooke Burns, American model and actor
- Burnie Burns, independent filmmaker, machinimator
- Carol Burns, Australian actor
- Chris Burns (radio host), radio host in Juneau, Alaska
- David Burns (actor), actor and singer
- Ed Burns, American television writer
- Edward Burns, American actor
- Gene Burns (1940– 2013), American radio host
- George Burns, American actor and comedian
- Glenn Burns, television meteorologist
- Gordon Burns, presenter of The Krypton Factor
- Jack Burns, American comedian
- Jackie Burns, American musical theater actor
- Jackson Burns, American actor and stunt coordinator
- John Burns (comics), British comic artist
- Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker
- Nicholas Burns (British actor), British actor.
- Patrick Burns (paranormal investigator), American paranormal investigator and television presenter
- Ric Burns, documentary filmmaker and writer
- Steve Burns, American children's actor and musician
Literature and journalism
- Charles Burns, cartoonist and illustrator
- David D. Burns, author
- Eric Burns, American media critic and journalist
- Eric Burns, critic, writer, poet, columnist and role-playing game developer
- Gordon Burns, British journalist
- James MacGregor Burns, presidential biographer and leadership theorist
- Jim Burns (poet) (born 1936), English poet, writer, and poetry magazine editor
- John F. Burns, British foreign correspondent for The New York Times
- John Burns, children's author and screenplay writer
- Laura J. Burns, author
- Robert Burns, pioneer of the Romantic movement and Scotland's national poet
- Robert Elliott Burns, Georgia chain gang fugitive and author
Music
- Burns (DJ), a British DJ and producer
- The Burns Sisters, Annie, Marie and Jeannie Burns, American folk music group
- 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
- Megan Burns (born 1986), musician and actor; also known as "Betty Curse"
- Pauline Powell Burns (1872–1912), African-American pianist and artist
- Pete Burns (born 1959), singer and songwriter for the new wave band Dead or Alive
- Roy Burns (drummer) (born 1935), American drummer, educator, and percussion manufacturer
Sciences
- Albert Garrette Burns, inventor
- Allan Burns (surgeon) (1781-1813)
- Arthur F. Burns (1904–1987), Galician-born American economist and chairman of the Federal Reserve
- John Burns (surgeon) (1775-1850)
- Joseph A. Burns, American astronomer
- Marvin Ray Burns, mathematician
- Stephanie Burns (born 1955), American organosilicon chemist
- Richard Burns (born 1991), Geologist
Sports
- Art Burns, American discus thrower
- Brent Burns, hockey defenseman
- Britt Burns, American baseball pitcher
- George Burns (first baseman), American baseball player
- George Burns (outfielder), American baseball player
- George Burns (rower), New Zealand rower
- Jerry Burns, US football coach
- Joe Burns, American football player
- Kenny Burns, Scottish footballer
- Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago athlete
- Marge Burns, American professional golfer
- Mickey Burns, English footballer
- Mike Burns, U.S. soccer player
- Nathan Burns, Australian footballer
- Pat Burns, hockey coach
- Richard Burns, English rally driver
- Roy Burns (footballer), English footballer
- Shernyl Burns, Montserratian athlete and cricketer
- Tommy Burns (boxer), Boxer, world heavyweight champion
- Tommy Burns (Australian boxer), welterweight champion of Australia
- Tommy Burns (footballer), soccer player
- Kevin Burns (fighter), American mixed martial artist
Other
- Alan Burns, 4th Baron Inverclyde (1897–1957)
- Anthony Burns, fugitive slave
- Arthur John Burns, New Zealand settler
- Barnet Burns, New Zealand showman
- Ed "Big Ed" Burns, 19th century American con man
- George Burns (shipping magnate), Scottish shipping magnate
- George Burns, 2nd Baron Inverclyde (1861–1905), owner of a Scottish shipping company
- James Burns, director of the Power Corporation of Canada
- Sir James Burns (shipowner), Scottish/Australian businessman, ship owner, and philanthropist
- James Burns, 3rd Baron Inverclyde (1864–1919), founder of the Cunard Line
- Rev. Dr. John Burns D.D. (1744–1839), minister in the Church of Scotland
- John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde (1829–1901), ship owner
- John L. Burns, civilian who took up arms during the Battle of Gettysburg
- John M. Burns (sailor), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Lawton Burns, American business theorist
- Louis F. Burns, American historian of the Osage Nation
- Otway Burns, American privateer, War of 1812
- Patrick Burns, Canadian rancher, businessman, senator, and philanthropist
- Red Burns (1925–2013), Canadian-born American academic
- Rory Burns (born 1963) Retired Army Master Sergeant, Doctor of Business (Candidate), Born in Chicago, IL.
- Sebastian Burns (born 1975), Canadian convicted murderer
- Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox Corporation
- William Wallace Burns, American Civil War major general
- Sir Joseph Burns (1871–1950), chairman of the Prudential Insurance Company
Fictional characters
- Charles Montgomery Burns, a character in the television series The Simpsons
- Larry Burns, his son, featured in the episode Burns, Baby Burns
- Eunice Burns, a character in the film What's Up, Doc?
- Frank Burns, a character in the film and television series M*A*S*H
- Harry Burns, a character in the film When Harry Met Sally...
- Sir Isambard Burns, a character in Raymond Postgate's novel Verdict of Twelve
- Nick Burns, a character in a recurring Saturday Night Live skit
- Peter Burns, a character in the television series Melrose Place
People with the first or middle 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
See also
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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