Burnett (surname)

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Burnett is a Scottish surname. It is derived from a nickname from the Old French {{lang|fro|burnete}}, brunette, which is a diminutive of brun meaning "brown", "dark brown". Another proposed origin of the name is from {{lang|fro|burnete}}, a high quality wool cloth originally dyed to a dark brown colour.{{cite book|last=Reaney|first=Percy Hilde|author2=Wilson, Richard Middlewood|title=A Dictionary of English Surnames|edition=3rd|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|location=London|page=518|isbn=0-203-99355-1}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Burnett-family-history.ashx|title=Burnett Name Meaning and History|accessdate=30 May 2009|work=Ancestry.com}}

People with the surname

:*Alexander Burnett of Leys (died 1619), Laird of Crathes Castle

:*Alexander Burnett (figure skater) in 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

:*Alexander Burnett (politician) (born 1973), Member of the Scottish Parliament

:*Alexander Burnett (musician), Australian singer, songwriter and music producer

:*Sir Alexander Burnett, 2nd Baronet (died 1663) of the Burnett baronets

:*Sir Alexander Burnett, 4th Baronet (died 1758) of the Burnett baronets

:*Sir Alexander Burnett, 9th Baronet (1789–1856) of the Burnett baronets

:*Sir Alexander Edwin Burnett, 14th Baronet (1881–1959) of the Burnett baronets

:* Calvin Burnett (artist) (1921–2007), American artist and illustrator

:* Calvin Burnett (Guyanese cricketer) (born 1954), Guyanese cricketer

:* Calvin Burnett (Scottish cricketer) (born 1990), Scottish cricketer

:*Charles Burnett of the Burnett baronets

:*Charles Burnett III (died 2018), British land-speed record holder for steam driven vehicle

:*Charles Burnett (British Army officer) (1843–1910), British Army general

:*Charles Burnett (director) (born 1944), American film director

:*Charles Burnett (officer of arms) (born 1940), Scottish Officer of Arms

:*Charles Burnett (politician) (1875–1947), New Zealand politician

:*Charles Burnett (RAF officer) became Australian Chief of the Air Staff

:*Charles Hiram Burnett Sr., treasurer of the city of Seattle and businessman

:*George Burnett (ice hockey) (born 1962), National Hockey League coach

:*George Burnett (officer of arms) (1822–1890), Lord Lyon King of Arms

:*George Burnett (writer) (1776?–1811), English nonconformist minister, known as a writer

:*George Burnett Barton (1836–1901), Australian lawyer

:*George H. Burnett (1853–1927), Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice

:*George Murray Burnett (1921–1980), mathematician and chemist

:*George Ritter Burnett (1858–1908), United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient

:*Howard J. Burnett (1929–2019), American president of Washington & Jefferson College

:*Howard Burnett (athlete) (born 1961), Jamaican track and field athlete

:* John Burnett, Baron Burnett (born 1945), British politician, Member of Parliament

:* John Burnett (advocate) (c. 1764–1810), Scottish advocate and judge

:* John Burnett (colonial secretary) (1781–1860), colonial secretary of Van Diemens Land

:* John Burnett (cricketer) (1840–1878), English cricketer

:* John Burnett (footballer) (born 1939), English association (soccer) footballer

:* John Burnett (historian) (1925–2006), English social historian

:* John Burnett (judge) (1831–1890), American judge on the Oregon Supreme Court

:* John Burnett (merchant) (1729–1784), Aberdeen merchant

:* John Burnett (priest) (fl. 1955–1969), Australian Anglican priest

:* John Burnett (rugby league), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s

:* John Burnett (trade unionist) (1842–1914), British trade unionist and civil servant

:* John George Burnett (1876–1962), British politician, Member of Parliament

:* John Harrison Burnett (1922–2007), British botanist and mycologist

:* John L. Burnett (1854–1919), U.S. Representative from Alabama

:* John Napier Burnett (1899–1989), Canadian educator

:* William Burnett (physician) (1779–1861), British physician

:* William Burnett (mayor), politician from New Zealand, see Mayor of Dunedin

:* William Burnett (preacher), president of Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio

:* William Farquharson Burnett (c. 1837 – 1863), senior officer in the Royal Navy

:* W. R. Burnett (William Riley Burnett, 1899–1982), American novelist and screenwriter

Characters

  • Bronc Burnett, central character in a series of children's books by Wilfred McCormick

See also

References

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