Burns (surname)

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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 persons with the surname Burns

Politics and law

Drama and television

  • Allan Burns, American television writer and producer
  • Brooke Burns, American model and actress, Baywatch, Dog Eat Dog, The Chase
  • Burnie Burns, independent filmmaker, machinimator
  • Carol Burns, Australian actress
  • 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, Burns and Allen (Gracie)
  • Glenn Burns, WSB-TV Atlanta's Chief Meteorologist
  • Gordon Burns, presenter of The Krypton Factor from 1977–1995
  • Jack Burns, American comedian
  • Jackie Burns, American musical theatre actress
  • Jackson Burns, American Actor, Stunt Coordinator
  • John Burns (comics), British comic artist known for his work on Modesty Blaise and Judge Dredd
  • Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker, Civil War, Baseball, Jazz
  • Nicholas Burns (British actor), British actor.
  • Patrick Burns (paranormal investigator), American paranormal investigator, star of television show Haunting Evidence
  • Ric Burns, documentary filmmaker and writer, author of New York: A Documentary Film brother of Ken
  • Steve Burns, American children's actor, musician

Literature and journalism

Music

Sports

Other

Fictional characters

  • Eunice Burns, a character from What's Up, Doc?, portrayed by Madeleine Kahn
  • Frank Burns, from M*A*S*H, portrayed by Robert Duvall in the motion picture and Larry Linville in the television show
  • Charles Montgomery Burns (aka Mr. Burns) is a character from the animated series The Simpsons.
  • Sir Isambard Burns, shrewd barrister in Raymond Postgate's Verdict of Twelve
  • Larry Burns, Burns, Baby Burns, voiced by Rodney Dangerfield, (CM Burns' son).
  • Nick Burns, played by Jimmy Fallon, character in a recurring Saturday Night Live skit
  • Peter Burns, surgeon on TV series Melrose Place, portrayed by Jack Wagner
  • C.U. Burn, main character in Irish language television series C.U. Burn, broadcast on TG4.

People with the first or middle name Burns

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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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