Given name & surname
Burnard
“as strong and brave as a bear”
Burnard is a variant of Bernard. One German interpretation is “as strong and brave as a bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burnard is a variant of Bernard. One German interpretation is “as strong and brave as a bear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burnard is a variant of Bernard. An origin associated with Bernard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burnard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 331
- 331 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 117 as a first name in 2020; 472 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Burnard’s family of names
Burnard has a related form in Bernard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Burnard, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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