Birr Family History
Birr Name Meaning
German and French (Alsace): from a short form of the personal name
Pirmin, the name of an 8th century bishop and founder of
several monasteries in southern Germany, or, according to some
sources, from the French personal name Pierre (see
Peter).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Birr
Name Distribution of Birr Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Birr families
 4 - 6  2 - 3 |
 1  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Birr last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Birr census records
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Birr Family Origin
Birr Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Birr Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Birr census records
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Military Service by Birr
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