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Burr

in Louisiana

There are 243 people with the last name "Burr" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

NameRank
Burr 2,057
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  1. is 2,053rd most common Hamm
  2. is 2,054th most common Sutherland
  3. is 2,055th most common Aldridge
  4. is 2,056th most common Bray
  5. is 2,057th most common Burr
  6. is 2,058th most common Denton
  7. is 2,059th most common Futrell
  8. is 2,060th most common Marler
  9. is 2,061st most common Moon

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

Robert, Billy, Mary, Anissa, Charles, James, Michael, Sandra, Chip, Derl

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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