Burrs Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

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

Burrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:943,90370,502
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Burrs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burrs occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burrs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 737,137th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Burrs reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Burrs is most common in The United States, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States Burrs is most numerous in: Maryland, where 21 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Burrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burrs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burrs last name rose 227 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burrs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burrs last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Burrs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning $39,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $56,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burrss911/
Burrsd911/
Bourrs910/
Burs89695/
Burrsch831/
Burse805,415/
Bours801,800/
Burst801,212/
Bursh80388/
Buhrs80301/
Buers80295/
Borrs80278/
Burås80126/
Beurs80109/
Buurs80104/
Buirs8065/
Burss8060/
Baurs8029/
Butrs8012/
Bhurs803/
Bursz802/
Bursø801/
Bursd801/
Buyrs800/
Bourse731,970/
Bursch731,526/
Burshe73369/
Bhurse73175/
Bourst73133/
Beurse7340/
Buirse7334/
Buirst7329/
Boutrs7317/
Bursøe7311/
Bursze738/
Borrås735/
Bursht733/
Vurrst731/
Bourss731/
Vourrs730/
Burrch730/
Bors6713,584/
Burç671,487/
Bursová67666/
Bursova67574/
Bursche67126/
Boursse6731/
Baursch6727/
Burš677/
Buersch675/
Burx674/
Buhiers671/
Burß671/
Burssch671/
Bhurshe671/
Wurs671/
Boursch671/
Borrsch671/
Bouhrse671/
Bursowa671/
Wurrsch670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burrs
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