McBurney Family

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About the McBurney surname

The surname McBurney is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McBurney belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-bur-nè/ɛmsebyʁnɛ/

Most frequent given names among the McBurney family

Men

  1. 1Robert15
  2. 2David12
  3. 3James12
  4. 4John10
  5. 5William9

Women

  1. 1Mary9
  2. 2Élizabeth7
  3. 3Ethel7
  4. 4Édith5
  5. 5Jane5
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The McBurney name in our genealogy archives

528occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
11 101881 → 1901people enumerated
1828First mention of the name
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