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Burr

in Illinois

There are 304 people with the last name "Burr" in Illinois.

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Burr 3,643
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  1. is 3,639th most common Vest
  2. is 3,640th most common Wheaton
  3. is 3,641st most common Amaya
  4. is 3,642nd most common Brinkley
  5. is 3,643rd most common Burr
  6. is 3,644th most common Dell
  7. is 3,645th most common Freed
  8. is 3,646th most common Hileman
  9. is 3,647th most common Lehr

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

David, Robert, Cheryl, Donald, John, Michael, Sharon, William, James, Julie

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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