Burr Family History
Burr Name Meaning
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
bur ‘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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Burr
Name Distribution of Burr Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Burr families
 269 - 536  90 - 268 |
 1 - 89  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Burr families
|
90 - 178 31 - 89 |
1 - 30 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Burr census records
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Burr Family Origin
Burr Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Burr Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Burr families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Burr Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Burr census records
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Military Service by Burr
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