Bury Family History

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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’.

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

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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?

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Cotton Weaver
9%
Labourer
4%
Farmer
3%
Annuitant
2%

Bury Historical Records

What Bury family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 3,000 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 642 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 1,000 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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Census Record

There are 3,000 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.

Search 1891 UK census records for Bury

Passenger List

There are 642 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.

View all Bury immigration records

Draft Card

There are 1,000 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.

View all Bury military records

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.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Bury