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Burr

in North Carolina

There are 484 people with the last name "Burr" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Burr 2,201
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  1. is 2,197th most common Kiker
  2. is 2,198th most common Payton
  3. is 2,199th most common Petersen
  4. is 2,200th most common Stamper
  5. is 2,201st most common Burr
  6. is 2,202nd most common Greenwood
  7. is 2,203rd most common Bain
  8. is 2,204th most common Mccullen
  9. is 2,205th most common Presley

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

David, Robert, James, Sandra, William, Mary, Linda, Richard, Charles, Donna

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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