as a Last Name
- 17,287
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Burr
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 2,127th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 17,287
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Burr per capita
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