Bury Surname

23,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Bury Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at a Borough: v. under Borough. [Bury is from the dative form, byrig, of Old English burg, burh, a stronghold, fortified place] John atte Bury.—Parl. Writs.

2 Confused with Berry, q.v.

Bury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7,1481:5,317620
United States4,0961:88,4919,971
France2,9621:22,4252,608
England2,1431:26,0003,557
Belgium1,6571:6,938916
Australia9861:27,3793,717
Germany9551:84,29910,637
Belarus9481:10,0221,501
Canada6101:60,4037,108
Brazil3111:688,34225,342
Russia2561:562,98150,475
India1861:4,124,007110,764
Czechia1691:62,92010,527
Ireland1521:30,9802,702
Wales941:32,9213,306
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
Haiti611:175,1467,033
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Guyana321:23,8192,802
Norway311:165,88020,092
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Israel121:713,13647,700
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Panama41:978,06412,245
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland861:51,5104,301
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2141:11,0101,686
Wales301:52,2812,643
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5161:97,3239,895

The alternate forms: Búry (48), Büry (22) & Burý (11) are calculated separately.

Bury (159) may also be a first name.

Bury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at a Borough: v. under Borough. [Bury is from the dative form, byrig, of Old English burg, burh, a stronghold, fortified place] John atte Bury.—Parl. Writs.

2 Confused with Berry, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of an English family of Norman descent which came to Ireland in the late thirteenth century with the Prestons MIF 44

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Towns and places in cos. Lancaster, Suffolk, Sussex, &c. See also Burgh.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bury, name of parishes, towns, &c., cos. Hants, Lancaster, Suffolk, Sussex. But see Borrow.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Bourry, near Gisors, Normandy. Walbert and Richard de Bouri occur there 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Eustace de Bouri, 1104, granted the Church of B. to St. Martin, Pontoise. Ralph was his son. Walter Boury, t. Henry I., had a grant of Mashamshire from Roger de Mowbray (Mon. i. 870); and 18th cent. Sire Thomas de Boury, his descendant, made a grant to Roche Abbey. This family is armorially identified with that of Bury, Earls of Charleville.

The Norman People (1874)

Bury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bury (Russian: Буры) is found most in Poland. It may occur as a variant: Búry, Büry or Burý. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bury? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,090th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 310,267 people. Bury is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Bury live; 36 percent live in Eastern Europe and 31 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 727,628th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 159 people.

This last name is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 7,148 people, or 1 in 5,317. Besides Poland it is found in 83 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Bury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bury surname rose 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 177 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 957 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bury surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53% being registered with the party.

The amount Bury earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.98% less than the national average, earning 252,719 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning R 305,448 per year; in United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.6% more than the national average, earning $56,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Búry9248/
Büry9222/
Burý9211/
Boury896,029/
Burry894,349/
Buryi892,314/
Buryy891,997/
Buray891,702/
Burey891,563/
Baury891,134/
Beury89698/
Buriy89390/
Buroy89249/
Butry89199/
Burys89147/
Buryś89144/
Buery89100/
Buhry8973/
Burzy8963/
Buryo8950/
Busry8938/
Burøy8916/
Buryš897/
Bhury893/
Buruy893/
Buryt892/
Buryd891/
Burhy891/
Buury891/
Buiry891/
Bhuriy8045,871/
Boutry803,347/
Buraya802,402/
Bourry801,133/
Buttry80975/
Buhryi80822/
Bourey80673/
Bousry80516/
Burych80468/
Butryi80438/
Bouray80418/
Burgey80382/
Burrey80227/
Beurey80191/
Buirey80182/
Burgay80172/
Bourhy80101/
Bhuray8077/
Butrey8063/
Burycz8058/
Baurys8052/
Bahury8040/
Buhroy8036/
Beuray8030/
Burysh8028/
Beurry8023/
Bauray8022/
Bhuryo8022/
Buraay8022/
Bhaury8021/
Bauroy8018/
Bhusry8016/
Burgoy8015/
Burray8014/
Buerry8014/
Butray8012/
Bautry8012/
Bhurey8011/
Bhoury809/
Baurey809/
Bouryi809/
Buyray808/
Bouroy807/
Bauriy806/
Bhuruy804/
Buraiy804/
Bhuiry804/
Burrys803/
Butryy801/
Buriey801/
Burryi801/
Bhurry801/
Beuriy801/
Bureys801/
Buuray801/
Buiray801/
Bouhry801/
Buryts801/
Burzhy801/
Burhey800/
Bura7558,368/
Buri7520,217/
Bure757,291/
Bory753,478/
Burj75108/
Buré7534/
Bóry7523/
Wury7510/
Vury7510/
Burá755/
Bhuiray7319,357/
Buttrey731,646/
Bouraya731,286/
Bourgey73616/
Boutroy73517/
Bourray73411/
Bhuiryo73137/
Burgaya73114/
Bouttry7383/
Bouthry7366/
Buttray7348/
Burgohy7346/
Bourzay7325/
Bourgoy7323/
Bahuray7321/
Buthray7316/
Bhuraiy7311/
Butroyd739/
Bhuuriy738/
Bhauriy737/
Butrycz736/
Bhuraya735/
Beuraya735/
Bauraiy733/
Bhauray732/
Boutray732/
Bourrey732/
Buitray731/
Bourych731/
Boutrey731/
Baurych731/
Burayth731/
Burahay731/
Bourouy731/
Beurrey731/
Burrhay731/
Burhaya731/
Burhysh731/
Bouryoy731/
Bauri671,146,756/
Bouri6791,817/
Burra6735,119/
Burri6726,433/
Bhure6724,863/
Burge6723,178/
Beura6718,533/
Bhura6712,241/
Boura678,620/
Bureš675,590/
Buret674,290/
Burai674,080/
Bhuri673,226/
Boure673,094/
Bures673,048/
Burre672,890/
Baura672,559/
Burza672,475/
Busri672,089/
Burgi671,983/
Boray671,656/
Borey671,524/
Baure671,516/
Buere671,513/
Burzi671,232/
Burui671,025/
Buhre67894/
Burie67689/
Burei67651/
Borry67622/
Burer67585/
Boroy67524/
Buira67504/
Vaury67497/
Butri67483/
Buire67474/
Burea67448/
Buris67435/
Bueri67432/
Burio67374/
Buraj67355/
Bhiry67342/
Buuri67308/
Burje67307/
Buree67285/
Burha67242/
Beuri67210/
Bureu67182/
Bureh67175/
Borhy67150/
Borzy67120/
Beure67116/
Buhri6795/
Butre6794/
Bureć6789/
Borøy6786/
Buroi6784/
Burez6778/
Bouré6778/
Burit6773/
Wurry6771/
Buriš6763/
Bureś6763/
Boory6757/
Vuray6752/
Bujra6743/
Vurey6741/
Buiri6741/
Burhi6738/
Buraa6736/
Bhurraya6734/
Burii6730/
Burrahay6729/
Buure6729/
Waury6728/
Bhuiraya6727/
Bourhaya6725/
Bured6724/
Voury6721/
Buruj6720/
Biryi6719/
Burés6719/
Burih6717/
Buhré6716/
Buriz6714/
Bujri6711/
Bourgaya6711/
Biriy6710/
Buroa679/
Woury678/
Burej678/
Bourj677/
Burayová677/
Bourraya677/
Bhory676/
Burhe676/
Burid676/
Bujre675/
Bhurj675/
Buyre675/
Busre675/
Burøe675/
Bousrayh674/
Weury673/
Bourè673/
Burré673/
Buttrrey672/
Vurry672/
Buyra672/
Buyri672/
Burze672/
Burep672/
Buroj672/
Burytsch672/
Mpury672/
Buurj671/
Boruy671/
Wutry671/
Vuryo671/
Hbory671/
Buriş671/
Bureï671/
Bühry671/
Butré671/
Burès671/
Bourooyi671/
Bouthray671/
Boryň671/
Beuré671/
Bauré671/
Bouraaya671/
Burrj671/
Buryshch671/
Hburj671/
Whury670/
Burrouys670/
Burip670/

Bury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bury in the Russian language
Бурыbury-

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