Burroughes Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Burroughes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the borough'; v. Bury. The final 's' is appended as in Brooks, Styles, Briggs. Perhaps the patronymic as in Jennings, Jones, Simonds, &c.

John atte Boroghe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Burroughes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:314,79123,605
Wales151:206,30213,003
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Burroughes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the borough'; v. Bury. The final 's' is appended as in Brooks, Styles, Briggs. Perhaps the patronymic as in Jennings, Jones, Simonds, &c.

John atte Boroghe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard atte Boroghe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Burewe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1742. Married — William Burroughs and Elizabeth Knight: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1752. — Hercules Burrows and Sarah Whitehead: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Genit., or pl., of Burrough or Burrow = Borough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Burroughes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burroughes is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burroughes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,014,722nd most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Burroughes are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.

Burroughes is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 314,791. In England it is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 19 percent reside, East Sussex, where 12 percent reside and Suffolk, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Burroughes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burroughes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Burroughes last name increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burroughes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Burroughes surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

The amount Burroughes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.82% more than the national average, earning R 560,400 per year; in United States they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning $26,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $50,508 CAD per year.

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