Burnum Family Crest & Name History

Burnum is a familiar spelling of the English name Burnham. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Homestead on a stream”.

Burnum coat of arms

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How the spelling arose

Records show Burnum as one of the forms Burnham took over time. The same family of names includes Burnam.

About 221 people in the United States were recorded as Burnum in 2010, placing it 84,748 on the national list. Get the complete Burnum report, with a museum-style coat of arms.