Burnett

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Burnett is a surname most famously associated with American comedian and actress Carol Burnett, a pioneering figure in television sketch comedy.

Aliases (1)

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
instanceOf family name
surname
associatedRegion Scotland
associatedWithClan Clan Burnett NERFINISHED
associatedWithField advertising (through Leo Burnett)
children's literature (through Frances Hodgson Burnett)
photography (through David Burnett)
television comedy (through Carol Burnett)
hasCategory English-language surnames
Scottish surnames
occupational surnames
toponymic surnames
hasEtymologicalOrigin Old French burnete (a brown woolen cloth or dark brown color)
hasNotableBearer Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett, American comedian and actress
David Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett
John Burnett
Ken Burnett
Leo Burnett
Paul Burnett
Tilda Swinton (Katherine Matilda Swinton, born to Judith Balfour Killen and Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, related to the Burnett family through Scottish nobility)
hasNotableFictionalBearer Archibald Craven’s household staff in works by Frances Hodgson Burnett
hasVariant Burnet
Burnette
languageOfOrigin English
Scottish
mostFamouslyAssociatedWith Carol Burnett
usedInCountry Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Carol Burnett
familyName
Burnett ("Burnette")
hasVariant

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