How common is the last name Burnett?

58,194 people in the United States have the last name Burnett, about 1 in 5,136. It ranks #568 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BURNETT

#568

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
58,194
About
1 in 5,136
This common or more
33.4%
Who bears it

Of the 58,194 people with the last name Burnett, 66.6% reported their origin as White, 23.9% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Burnett

#566 Brock · 58,368#566 Trevino · 58,368#569 Mckenzie · 58,046#570 Morton · 58,028

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Burnett, most common first.

#2,234 Burnette · 15,862#39,643 Burnet · 598#130,360 Burnitt · 136

Also a first name

As a first name, Burnett ranks #15,863 of 53,615, with 719 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1920, with 53 births. See Burnett as a first name

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