Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>B>Burn-Burr>Burr>Wyoming

Burr

in Wyoming

There are 47 people with the last name "Burr" in Wyoming.

Add to web page

Ranking in Wyoming

NameRank
Burr 1,212
close
  1. is 1,208th most common Strand
  2. is 1,209th most common Barnhart
  3. is 1,210th most common Bear
  4. is 1,211th most common Bott
  5. is 1,212th most common Burr
  6. is 1,213th most common Clifford
  7. is 1,214th most common Copeland
  8. is 1,215th most common Dickey
  9. is 1,216th most common Duvall

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burr

James, Terry, Amy, Marcie, Michael, Bruce, Charles, Cheryll, Curtis

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.

Recent Searches for "Burr" in Wyoming

Since July 2008
96

Most Popular Search

James Burr, WY (6 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv2)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement