Burress Surname

81,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Burress Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near a stronghold or fortified place; a corruption of Burrows, q.v.

Burress Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8831:61,6117,220
Australia341:793,99150,673
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7011:71,6397,688

Burress (24) may also be a first name.

Burress Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near a stronghold or fortified place; a corruption of Burrows, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Burress Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Burress Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Burress occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burress? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,496th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,222,743 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Burress reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 5,883 people, or 1 in 61,611. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 11 percent reside, Indiana, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Burress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burress has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burress surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Burress earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $40,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.64% less than the national average, earning $33,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burrgess9310/
Bourress930/
Burres92780/
Buress92293/
Burgess86173,071/
Burriss862,362/
Burries86215/
Bauress8683/
Burrese8647/
Borress8639/
Burrets8615/
Burrest869/
Butress867/
Bureess862/
Bourres862/
Burrges861/
Beuress861/
Bouress861/
Burhess861/
Burrees860/
Buriess860/
Burrhes860/
Buresse860/
Burreas860/
Bures833,048/
Burre832,890/
Buttress801,344/
Burresch8037/
Baureiss8025/
Burgeess804/
Bourgess803/
Burgesss802/
Boutress802/
Buirgess802/
Bhurgess801/
Buitress801/
Bouresse801/
Burris7736,052/
Borres7716,380/
Burges772,284/
Buresh772,023/
Bourre771,730/
Burets771,225/
Burrer77755/
Baures77661/
Burret77331/
Bhurre77305/
Bueres77270/
Burrie77242/
Burrey77227/
Boures77152/
Buries77121/
Burree7794/
Boress7791/
Baurre7752/
Butres7744/
Burrea7741/
Burrei7735/
Buresz7734/
Burreh7729/
Buriss7728/
Bhures7725/
Beurre7723/
Buires7711/
Beures7711/
Burred774/
Burese773/
Burrys773/
Burest772/
Bureis771/
Buurre771/
Vuress771/
Burejs771/
Bureys771/
Burrep770/
Burhes770/
Burees770/
Bureas770/
Bureus770/
Buyres770/
Bure737,291/
Bourret714,792/
Bourges714,615/
Boutres711,641/
Buresch711,450/
Burrett711,183/
Borries71896/
Bourrie71514/
Bourree71476/
Bouriss71377/
Baureis71288/
Burgiss71160/
Bouresh71152/
Bourrez71120/
Burriez71108/
Beurret71102/
Bauries7178/
Burrise7166/
Burgees7142/
Bouries7142/
Bourrée7137/
Vurgess7132/
Burrece7128/
Borriss7115/
Burrice7115/
Bureits7114/
Borresø7110/
Bourets7110/
Borryss719/
Butriss717/
Bureish717/
Burrish716/
Wurgess715/
Burrios715/
Bhurese714/
Buroiss714/
Butreas714/
Wutress713/
Buitres713/
Bouhres713/
Vurriss712/
Bureshe712/
Burrhee712/
Borreas712/
Borrres712/
Bourreu712/
Bourrey712/
Bourzes712/
Baureus712/
Burysse711/
Buirrea711/
Buresth711/
Buttres711/
Bourris711/
Bhuresh711/
Vurries711/
Wurries711/
Bourred711/
Worress711/
Burzhes711/
Bourest711/
Bouresz711/
Boriess711/
Beurrey711/
Bhutres711/
Buresht711/
Borrões711/
Bourese711/
Beurges711/
Bourees710/
Bauriss710/
Burioss710/
Vorress710/
Burra6735,119/
Burri6726,433/
Bhure6724,863/
Burge6723,178/
Borre677,141/
Bureš675,590/
Burry674,349/
Buret674,290/
Boure673,094/
Bores672,735/
Burey671,563/
Baure671,516/
Buhre67894/
Burie67689/
Burei67651/
Burer67585/
Buttriss67482/
Buire67474/
Bourriez67455/
Burea67448/
Buris67435/
Burje67307/
Buree67285/
Bureu67182/
Bureh67175/
Burys67147/
Borresch67120/
Beure67116/
Butre6794/
Buresova6790/
Bureć6789/
Burez6778/
Bureś6763/
Beurrois6762/
Bourzeis6755/
Buure6729/
Vurre6728/
Bured6724/
Bourisse6720/
Burés6719/
Burreece6716/
Bouraiss6713/
Bourgeys6711/
Bouhriss6710/
Boutreis679/
Bourrett678/
Burej678/
Burhe676/
Baureijs676/
Bujre675/
Buyre675/
Busre675/
Bourrois675/
Burøe675/
Bourrais674/
Bouroiss673/
Burex673/
Bouruiss673/
Burré673/
Buttrrey672/
Burze672/
Burep672/
Burgesch671/
Burrojhs671/
Bourzrez671/
Boutrese671/
Buresová671/
Bureï671/
Burès671/
Boureish671/
Bourhiss671/
Burrj671/
Buttreas670/
Burrouys670/
Boorhess670/
Borroiss670/
Burreett670/
Vautress670/
Wures670/

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Burress Reference & Research

Burris DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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