Last Name BIRNIE

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Meaning 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.'
Origin Irish, Belgian

Rank 39,946 (2000 US census) 44,528 (1990 US census)
Count 517 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.1%, or 502 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 0.97%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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