# Burney

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,808

## Definitions
1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.

## Etymology
Variant of Berney.

## Easily confused with
- **bury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burney-vs-bury)
- **burns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burney-vs-burns)
- **burnt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burney-vs-burnt)
- **Byrne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burney-vs-byrne)
- **Byrnes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burney-vs-byrnes)
- **Burnley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burney-vs-burnley)
- **burn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burn-vs-burney)
- **bunny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunny-vs-burney)
- **burke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burke-vs-burney)
- **borne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/borne-vs-burney)
- **Bundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bundy-vs-burney)
- **burly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burly-vs-burney)
- **Berne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berne-vs-burney)
- **buried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buried-vs-burney)
- **burned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burned-vs-burney)
- **burden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burden-vs-burney)
- **burger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burger-vs-burney)
- **Barnes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnes-vs-burney)
- **Barney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barney-vs-burney)
- **burner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burner-vs-burney)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bburney`, `bruney`, `bunrey`, `bureny`, `burneyy`, `burnney`, `burnye`, `burrney`, `ubrney`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/burney