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Burr

in Michigan

There are 670 people with the last name "Burr" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Burr 1,355
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  1. is 1,351st most common Michaels
  2. is 1,352nd most common Barlow
  3. is 1,353rd most common Carlton
  4. is 1,354th most common Tracy
  5. is 1,355th most common Burr
  6. is 1,356th most common Calkins
  7. is 1,357th most common Corbin
  8. is 1,358th most common Dietz
  9. is 1,359th most common Schuster

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

Robert, James, Richard, Mary, Sandra, Thomas, John, William, Mark, Michael

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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