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Bury Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Bury in Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester), or from some other similarly named place. The place name comes from the dative case, byrig, of Old English burh ‘fortified place’. Compare Burke, originally used after a preposition (e.g. Richard atte Bery). French: habitational name from places so named in Marne and Oise. The place name is from Buriacum, the name of a Gallo-Roman estate, composed of the personal name Burius + the locative suffix -acum. German: probably a variant spelling of Buri. According to Gottschald, however, it is from French Purry. Czech (Burý): topographic name from bur ‘pine wood’. Czech (Burý): descriptive nickname from burý ‘dark’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bucy, Bur, Burgy, Berry, Dury, Burg, Burr, Ury, Burt, Burry

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Bury Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Bury name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Bury. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    43%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    16%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    12%

  • Germanic Europe

    10%

  • Norway

    4%

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Bury Family Origin

Where is the Bury family from?

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You can see how Bury families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bury family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bury families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,449 Bury families living in Lancashire. This was about 64% of all the recorded Bury's in the UK. Lancashire had the highest population of Bury families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bury surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Bury Family Occupations

What did your Bury ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Bury family was Annuitant. The most common Bury occupation in the UK was Cotton Weaver. 9% of Bury's were Cotton Weavers. Cotton Weaver, Labourer and Farmer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bury.

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  • Cotton Weaver

    9%

  • Labourer

    4%

  • Farmer

    3%

  • Annuitant

    2%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Bury ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Bury Historical Records

What Bury family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 52,000 census records available for the last name Bury. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bury census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 7,000 immigration records available for the last name Bury. 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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Draft Card

There are 8,000 military records available for the last name Bury. For the veterans among your Bury ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Bury Life Expectancy

What is the average Bury lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Bury life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Bury in 1948 was 45, and 80 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Bury ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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