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Burns is a Lowland Scottish surname whose earlier forms included Burn, Burness, Bernis and Bernes, found from an early date from Cumberland in northern England to localities in Scotland ranging from Kincardineshire to Ayrshire, the county of the poet Robert Burns, whose family assumed the form Burns about 1786. It is not an independently recognised clan: the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no Burns chief, and Electric Scotland notes that various persons named Burns have been granted arms by the Lord Lyon but none have been recognised in the chiefship. COSCA lists Burns, Burness and Burnes among the surnames of Clan Campbell.

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Clan Burns Check Tartan Canvas Table Runner A table runner printed all over in the Burns Check tartan. The motto of Clan Burns: Ever ready. Product detail: Canvas fabric, 75% polyester and 25% cotton. Printed on one side; the tartan is part of the...
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Clan Burns Check Tartan Piper Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name A fluffy Highland cow calf playing the bagpipes, dressed for Christmas in a Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag of the Burns Check tartan. The white fur band of the hat carries the...
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The Burns Story

  1. about 1786

    Having migrated from Kincardineshire to Ayrshire, the poet's family assume the form Burns[1]

  2. 1930

    The 'Burns 1930' family tartan is recorded (Scottish Tartans Society archive)[4]

Clan Burns Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs for Burns or Burness. Electric Scotland records that various persons named Burns have been granted arms by the Lord Lyon, but none have been recognised in the chiefship.

Surnames linked to Clan Burns

These family names are connected with Clan Burns. Each list says who records the link.

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  • Burness
  • Burnes

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Questions about Clan Burns

Does Clan Burns have a chief?

No. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no Burns or Burness chief, and Electric Scotland records that various persons named Burns have been granted arms by the Lord Lyon but none have been recognised in the chiefship.

Is Burns connected to Clan Campbell?

COSCA lists Burns, Burness and Burnes among Clan Campbell's surnames. Electric Scotland traces that association to Burnhouse, lands held by Walter Campbell, a minor laird from near Taynuilt in Argyll, who was obliged to relocate to Kincardineshire for his part in the Civil Wars of the 17th century. Because the source forms of the name are diverse, it adds that a personal ancestry must be compiled to determine one's 'homelands', and thus clan affiliation.

When did the poet's family change its name to Burns?

The family assumed the form Burns about 1786, after migrating from Kincardineshire to Ayrshire; the poet Robert (1759-96) dropped the 'e' from his name.

Is there a Burns tartan?

Yes. 'Burns 1930' is recorded in the Scottish Register of Tartans as a Clan/Family tartan: a modern family sett discovered by MacKinlay at Messrs Forsyth, which the register says probably dates between 1930 and 1950.

Sources

  1. Clan Burns, Burnes, Burness, Electric Scotland
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. Find a clan: Campbell, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  4. Burns 1930 (tartan details, ref 448), The Scottish Register of Tartans