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Burr

in Washington DC

There are 22 people with the last name "Burr" in Washington DC.

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Burr 2,294
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  1. is 2,290th most common Bowling
  2. is 2,291st most common Brittingham
  3. is 2,292nd most common Brody
  4. is 2,293rd most common Budd
  5. is 2,294th most common Burr
  6. is 2,295th most common Castle
  7. is 2,296th most common Chapin
  8. is 2,297th most common Clegg
  9. is 2,298th most common Cline

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

Barbara, Karen, Kevin, Constance, Gerlinde, Jewel, Jonathan, Laverda, Lee, Mara

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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