Burnier is used as a family name or surname in Switzerland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Burnier
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Switzerland
Meaning: Name worn Savoie (74 above), a region where there is also the Burnet form. MT Morlet offers for these two names buron derivatives (large stone hut for making cheese), but this term is specific to the Auvergne and neighboring regions. This is in fact variants metathesis Brunier and Brunet (see these names). Note that Burnet is attested as a personal name in the Middle Ages.

How popular is Burnier?

Burnier is ranked 148207 on our list.

Burnier is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Brazil. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Switzerland. Around 2552 people have been found who wears Burnier as their family name. Burnier is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
16,605 Austria3
91,784 Netherlands2
47,891 Norway1
66,560 Philippines1
36,678 Singapore1
172,258 Germany1
2,877 Cuba1
62,864 New Zealand1
120,357 Argentina1
151,601 Spain1
6,820 Angola1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
85,726 Canada32
52,530 Belgium22
155,219 England16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,021 Chile81
240,788 United States72
Countries with hundreds of Burnier:
15,167 Brazil874
11,820 France784
1,509 Switzerland657

Comments

C
Corrin Ulibarri
 Burnier is a name that represents the variation buronier, derived from the old french buronhutte cottage this name refers to the inhabitants of a mountain hut.

Burnier Namesakes

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