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Burrows Family History

Burrows Surname Meaning

English:: variant of Burrow with excrescent -s. (mainly Sheffield): occasionally also a topographic name or occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a house with a chamber for conducting manorial business

(Middle English bour Old English būr ‘bower chamber’ + hous ‘house’).

Compare Burroughs and Burris.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Burrows family from?

You can see how Burrows families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Burrows family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Burrows families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 2,497 Burrows families living in Lancashire. This was about 20% of all the recorded Burrows's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Burrows families in 1891.
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What did your Burrows ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Burrows. 9% of Burrows men worked as a General Labourer and 67% of Burrows women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Burrows were Retired and Domestic Servant.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Builders Labourer
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • Retired
    3%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    67%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Housewife
    2%
  • Domestic Servant
    2%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 33,000 immigration records available for the last name Burrows. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 33,000 military records available for the last name Burrows. For the veterans among your Burrows ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Burrows lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Burrows life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Burrows in 1941 was 23, and 73 in 2004.

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