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

Burress is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burress? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burress is the 81,496th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,222,743 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Burress live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5,883 people, or 1 in 61,611. In The United States Burress is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 11 percent live, Indiana, where 8 percent live and Kentucky, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Burress is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Burress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burress has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burress surname expanded 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Burress are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being 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.

Burris FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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