Last Name BURR

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Burh, a wall, a fortress, a castle; a hill, a heap, the same as 'burgh.'
Origin Anglo-Saxon, French, German, Irish, Zimbabwean, Guam

Rank 2,253 (2000 US census) 1,824 (1990 US census)
Count 14,839 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 88.1%, or 13073 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 7.2%, or 1068 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.49%, or 73 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.17%, or 174 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.61%, or 239 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.43%, or 212 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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