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Burn: Origin, Geographical Distribution
Local. A parish in the shire of Elgin, Scotland. It was formerly named Brenuth, from brae-nut, as many hazel-trees grew there. The natives called it Burn-nigh, that is, a village near the Burn or river, now corrupted to Birnie.
Burn Surname Origin
Spelling Variations : BURZ | BURTZ | BIIRTZ | BIIRZ | BURN
Burn: Place of Origin :  County Durham (United Kingdom) |  Lothian (United Kingdom) |  Northumberland (United Kingdom) |  London (United Kingdom) |  Central (United Kingdom) |  Strathclyde (United Kingdom)
Burn: Online Family Trees
BURN Londre (England, United Kingdom) 1852 - 1852
BURN Edimbourg, Ecosse (Scotland, United Kingdom) 1810 - 1810
BURN St Mary'S- Whitechapel- London (London, England, United Kingdom) 1783 - 1783
BURN Shinemore (Northumberland, England, United Kingdom) 1912 - 1912
BURN Dowlais, Glamorgan (Wales, United Kingdom) 1812 - 1812
BURN Mether Glamorganshire Wales (Wales, United Kingdom) 1835 - 1835
BURN St Peter, Carmarthen (Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom) 1892 - 1892
BURN  (United Kingdom) 1867 - 1867
BURN Gateshead (County Durham, England, United Kingdom) 1978 - 1978
BURN Sutton In Holderness, Yorkshire (England, United Kingdom) 1789 - 1789

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Burn: Books that contain this surname
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BURNEssex Institute historical collections
Author: Essex Institute, Peabody Essex Museum - Published in 1869
... She was a daughter of Nathaniel Burn ham, who may have lived on this place, and who removed to Rolton, ...
BURNTalcott pedigree in England and America from 1558 to 1876
Author: Talcott, S. V. (Sebastian Visscher), b. 1812 - Published in 1876
... (456) Capt. John Talcott and Lucy Burn- . ham, was born in Hebron, Ct., 1731, married Abiah, daughter of Ichabod ...
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