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Burr

in Idaho

There are 90 people with the last name "Burr" in Idaho.

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Ranking in Idaho

NameRank
Burr 1,795
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  1. is 1,791st most common Whalen
  2. is 1,792nd most common Wolfley
  3. is 1,793rd most common Arredondo
  4. is 1,794th most common Bernard
  5. is 1,795th most common Burr
  6. is 1,796th most common Cantu
  7. is 1,797th most common Corbridge
  8. is 1,798th most common Crystal
  9. is 1,799th most common Grimmett

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

Horace, Amy, Ralph, Callie, Doris, Jean, Michael, Robert, Wesley

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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