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Burr

in Alaska

There are 36 people with the last name "Burr" in Alaska.

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Ranking in Alaska

NameRank
Burr 2,087
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  1. is 2,083rd most common Adler
  2. is 2,084th most common Alford
  3. is 2,085th most common Berberich
  4. is 2,086th most common Birch
  5. is 2,087th most common Burr
  6. is 2,088th most common Bybee
  7. is 2,089th most common Carmichael
  8. is 2,090th most common Childress
  9. is 2,091st most common Deboer

Similar Names and Nicknames

Berry, Burrell, Burris, Barr, Barry, Burroughs, Burrows, Barrow, Burrow, Burress

Most Common First Names for Burr

John, Jenni, Kerry, Mary, Anne, Bill, Christine, Delbert

Meaning & History

English: of uncertain origin. Reaney explains this as a nickname for a person who is difficult to shake off, from Middle English bur(r) ‘bur’ (a seedhead that sticks to clothing). Burre occurs as a surname or byname as early as 1185, but the vocabulary word is not recorded in OED until the 14th century. Another possibility is derivation from Old English būr ‘small dwelling or building’ (modern English bower), but there are phonological difficulties here too.

German: perhaps a variant spelling of Bur, or a topographic name from Burr(e) ‘mound’, ‘hill’, or in the south a variant of Burrer.

FOREBEARS The American political leader Aaron Burr (1756–1836) was the son of a clergyman and academic, president of Princeton University. On his mother's side he was descended from the Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards; on his father's from Jehu Burr, who emigrated from England with John Winthrop to MA in 1630.

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