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Burr

in Georgia

There are 273 people with the last name "Burr" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

NameRank
Burr 3,196
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  1. is 3,192nd most common Raley
  2. is 3,193rd most common Stroup
  3. is 3,194th most common Talton
  4. is 3,195th most common Zavala
  5. is 3,196th most common Burr
  6. is 3,197th most common Counts
  7. is 3,198th most common Crittenden
  8. is 3,199th most common Easterwood
  9. is 3,200th most common Friend

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

Janet, Marvin, Peter, William, Carolyn, Christopher, David, Felix, Jennifer

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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