The Burnet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 441 people carried this name — #47,966 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is down 22% from 566 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 580 people named Burnet.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 144 people named Burnet live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
98 people named Burnet live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Burnet live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Burnet,
with a public archive behind them.
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Margaret Burnet d. 1685 · writer
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Thomas Burnet d. 1750 · theologian
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Thomas Burnet d. 1875 · cleric
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John Rudolph Wardlaw Burnet d. 1941
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Thomas Burnet d. 1783
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Gilbert Burnet d. 1672
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Burnet.
- Burkhart 16,526 · U.S. census
- Burki 269 · U.S. census
- Burle 126 · U.S. census
- Burlett 139 · U.S. census
- Burlin 263 · U.S. census
- Burner 2,233 · U.S. census
- Burns 165,925 · U.S. census
- Buron 367 · U.S. census
- Burr 15,703 · U.S. census
- Burrer 368 · U.S. census
- Burri 472 · U.S. census
- Burrus 4,094 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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