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Burr

in Arkansas

There are 164 people with the last name "Burr" in Arkansas.

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Burr 2,130
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  1. is 2,126th most common Toombs
  2. is 2,127th most common Willingham
  3. is 2,128th most common Albert
  4. is 2,129th most common Breeding
  5. is 2,130th most common Burr
  6. is 2,131st most common Crum
  7. is 2,132nd most common Forte
  8. is 2,133rd most common Gresham
  9. is 2,134th most common Guffey

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

Betty, James, Mary, Barbara, Brenda, Joe, John, Adella, Billy, Carl

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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