Burnet Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Many Burnet families will find their roots under Burnett, the form most records use. The name is generally explained as “Brown-haired, of brown complexion”.

Spelling and variants

Burnet drops the “t” of Burnett, a simplification that clerks often made. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

About 441 people in the United States were recorded as Burnet in 2010, placing it 47,966 on the national list. French civil records give 1,352 births under the name Burnet from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970.

Family crest and blazon

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