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Burr

in Rhode Island

There are 38 people with the last name "Burr" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Burr 3,655
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  1. is 3,651st most common Blakely
  2. is 3,652nd most common Bowley
  3. is 3,653rd most common Brett
  4. is 3,654th most common Burbank
  5. is 3,655th most common Burr
  6. is 3,656th most common Byrd
  7. is 3,657th most common Carol
  8. is 3,658th most common Chaplin
  9. is 3,659th most common Childs

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

David, Jane, Kenneth, Kevin, Peter, Aaron, Alan, Amanda, Amy, Betty

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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