Burrow Surname
Approximately 14,644 people bear this surname
Burrow 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.
Read More About This SurnameBurrow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,183 | 1:35,595 | 4,443 |
| England | 2,654 | 1:20,994 | 2,961 |
| Australia | 778 | 1:34,699 | 4,572 |
| New Zealand | 198 | 1:22,870 | 4,013 |
| South Africa | 192 | 1:282,176 | 27,721 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Israel | 130 | 1:65,828 | 8,216 |
| Scotland | 91 | 1:58,833 | 4,840 |
| Japan | 49 | 1:2,609,067 | 31,334 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,032 | 1:11,996 | 1,822 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:120,749 | 5,564 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,680 | 1:29,892 | 3,627 |
Burrow (36) may also be a first name.
Burrow 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.
= Borough, q.v.
Burrow is a Lancashire township.
Burrow Demographics
Average Male Burrow Height
176.04 cm
Average Female Burrow Height
157.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Burrow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burrow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Burrow is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Burrow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 36,043rd most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 497,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Burrow are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.
Burrow is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,183 people, or 1 in 35,595. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Arkansas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Burrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burrow last name rose 606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Burrow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Burrow surname is primarily Methodist (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Burrow last name are 10.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.25% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Burrow earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.28% more than the national average, earning R 309,600 per year; in United States they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $41,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.44% more than the national average, earning $57,851 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrowa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Bourrow | 92 | 2 | / |
| Burrouw | 92 | 1 | / |
| Burrowe | 92 | 0 | / |
| Burow | 91 | 5,074 | / |
| Burrouws | 86 | 16 | / |
| Burrrows | 86 | 10 | / |
| Burrowss | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bourrows | 86 | 2 | / |
| Beurrows | 86 | 1 | / |
| Burrowsj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhurrows | 86 | 0 | / |
| Borrow | 83 | 1,495 | / |
| Buhrow | 83 | 891 | / |
| Burows | 83 | 57 | / |
| Butrow | 83 | 36 | / |
| Burowa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Vurrow | 83 | 7 | / |
| Burhow | 83 | 6 | / |
| Burgow | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bourow | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buroow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Burraw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Burroff | 77 | 63 | / |
| Buhrows | 77 | 5 | / |
| Burrofs | 77 | 3 | / |
| Burruws | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bouroow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burhowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burraws | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buurows | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vurrowf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bourowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bourows | 77 | 0 | / |
| Burov | 73 | 18,627 | / |
| Borow | 73 | 2,531 | / |
| Buruw | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buraw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Burów | 73 | 1 | / |
| Burof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bourhowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burova | 67 | 20,375 | / |
| Borowa | 67 | 1,936 | / |
| Baurov | 67 | 368 | / |
| Buhrov | 67 | 367 | / |
| Butrov | 67 | 263 | / |
| Boorow | 67 | 198 | / |
| Burovs | 67 | 173 | / |
| Burgov | 67 | 108 | / |
| Buroff | 67 | 92 | / |
| Bourov | 67 | 54 | / |
| Buyrov | 67 | 36 | / |
| Beurov | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bhuruw | 67 | 33 | / |
| Buerov | 67 | 27 | / |
| Burhof | 67 | 26 | / |
| Burzov | 67 | 13 | / |
| Buirov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Buroev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Burgof | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhuraw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Burhov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Burrouvhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burhob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burruf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butrof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borraw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauraw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bierow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burovė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buroiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourob | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buroft | 67 | 0 | / |
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Burrow Reference & Research
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