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Burr

in Indiana

There are 155 people with the last name "Burr" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Burr 4,427
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  1. is 4,423rd most common Widner
  2. is 4,424th most common Zuniga
  3. is 4,425th most common Bartels
  4. is 4,426th most common Budreau
  5. is 4,427th most common Burr
  6. is 4,428th most common Dauby
  7. is 4,429th most common Derringer
  8. is 4,430th most common Detwiler
  9. is 4,431st most common Dever

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

William, Karen, Mary, Charles, James, Sandra, Teresa, David, Diane, John

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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