Burs Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Burs Surname Definition:
Burs: were workmen giving a certain number of days’ work in the fields, and a small money payment to the Lord of the Manor. In return, a Bur received two men - villeins - as his labourers, and one cow, seven acres of tillage land, and his house full furnished.
Read More About This SurnameBurs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 295 | 1:272,900 | 28,854 |
| United States | 103 | 1:3,519,019 | 197,606 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Romania | 42 | 1:478,045 | 36,914 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 241 | 1:208,376 | 17,958 |
The alternate forms: Burš (7) are calculated separately.
Burs (15) may also be a first name.
Burs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Burs: were workmen giving a certain number of days’ work in the fields, and a small money payment to the Lord of the Manor. In return, a Bur received two men - villeins - as his labourers, and one cow, seven acres of tillage land, and his house full furnished. As a surname we have Burr.
Burs Demographics
Average Burs Salary in
United States
$43,686 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Burs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Burs (Hindi: ब्रुस, Russian: Бурс) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Burš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 480,002nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Burs are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 15 people.
Burs is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 272,900. In Germany Burs is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found and Hamburg, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.
Burs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Burs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burs last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Burs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Burs last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Burs are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Burs earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.77% more than the national average, earning $63,976 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burš | 92 | 7 | / |
| Burse | 89 | 5,415 | / |
| Bours | 89 | 1,800 | / |
| Burst | 89 | 1,212 | / |
| Burrs | 89 | 392 | / |
| Bursh | 89 | 388 | / |
| Buhrs | 89 | 301 | / |
| Buers | 89 | 295 | / |
| Burås | 89 | 126 | / |
| Beurs | 89 | 109 | / |
| Buurs | 89 | 104 | / |
| Buirs | 89 | 65 | / |
| Burss | 89 | 60 | / |
| Baurs | 89 | 29 | / |
| Butrs | 89 | 12 | / |
| Bhurs | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bursz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bursd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bursø | 89 | 1 | / |
| Buyrs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bourse | 80 | 1,970 | / |
| Bursch | 80 | 1,526 | / |
| Burshe | 80 | 369 | / |
| Bhurse | 80 | 175 | / |
| Bourst | 80 | 133 | / |
| Beurse | 80 | 40 | / |
| Buirse | 80 | 34 | / |
| Buirst | 80 | 29 | / |
| Boutrs | 80 | 17 | / |
| Bursøe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bursze | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bursht | 80 | 3 | / |
| Burrss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Burrsd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bourss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bourrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bors | 75 | 13,584 | / |
| Burç | 75 | 1,487 | / |
| Burx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Burß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wurs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bursová | 73 | 666 | / |
| Bursova | 73 | 574 | / |
| Bursche | 73 | 126 | / |
| Boursse | 73 | 31 | / |
| Baursch | 73 | 27 | / |
| Buersch | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bursowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhrse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boursch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhurshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Burssch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Burrsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buhiers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Burch | 67 | 59,475 | / |
| Boers | 67 | 8,210 | / |
| Burce | 67 | 6,924 | / |
| Borsh | 67 | 943 | / |
| Biers | 67 | 661 | / |
| Vaurs | 67 | 491 | / |
| Burje | 67 | 307 | / |
| Borrs | 67 | 278 | / |
| Bürst | 67 | 104 | / |
| Borsz | 67 | 93 | / |
| Bührs | 67 | 49 | / |
| Vurst | 67 | 45 | / |
| Boors | 67 | 39 | / |
| Borss | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bürse | 67 | 18 | / |
| Borås | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vours | 67 | 4 | / |
| Burze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Burże | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vurss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhors | 67 | 2 | / |
| Burshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vurse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wursh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wursp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wurss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weurs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wurse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burszová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boursová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baurx | 67 | 0 | / |
Burs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Burs in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रुस | brusa | - |
| Burs in the Russian language | ||
| Бурс | burs | - |
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