Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English, Scottish Pronounced Pron. BURNZ(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from Old English burna "stream, spring". A famous bearer was the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). DetailsRelated Names VariantBourne(English) Same SpellingBurns (2) Categories landforms, Simpsons characters, water, word names Entry updated December 14, 2019 ·