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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burrow? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,043rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 497,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Burrow reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 36 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 10,183 people, or 1 in 35,595. In The United States Burrow is most common in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Arkansas, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Burrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burrow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burrow last name increased 606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Burrow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Methodist (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Burrow surname are 10.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.25% 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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