Bury Surname
Approximately 23,488 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 7,148 | 1:5,317 | 620 |
| United States | 4,096 | 1:88,491 | 9,971 |
| France | 2,962 | 1:22,425 | 2,608 |
| England | 2,143 | 1:26,000 | 3,557 |
| Belgium | 1,657 | 1:6,938 | 916 |
| Australia | 986 | 1:27,379 | 3,717 |
| Germany | 955 | 1:84,299 | 10,637 |
| Belarus | 948 | 1:10,022 | 1,501 |
| Canada | 610 | 1:60,403 | 7,108 |
| Brazil | 311 | 1:688,342 | 25,342 |
| Russia | 256 | 1:562,981 | 50,475 |
| India | 186 | 1:4,124,007 | 110,764 |
| Czechia | 169 | 1:62,920 | 10,527 |
| Ireland | 152 | 1:30,980 | 2,702 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:32,921 | 3,306 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| Slovakia | 61 | 1:87,483 | 16,880 |
| Haiti | 61 | 1:175,146 | 7,033 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Guyana | 32 | 1:23,819 | 2,802 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 1:803,750 | 51,043 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86 | 1:51,510 | 4,301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,214 | 1:11,010 | 1,686 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 516 | 1:97,323 | 9,895 |
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.
The name of an English family of Norman descent which came to Ireland in the late thirteenth century with the Prestons MIF 44
Towns and places in cos. Lancaster, Suffolk, Sussex, &c. See also Burgh.
From Bury, name of parishes, towns, &c., cos. Hants, Lancaster, Suffolk, Sussex. But see Borrow.
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.
Bury Demographics
Bury Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bury Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bury (Russian: Буры) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Búry, Büry or Burý. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bury.
How Common Is The Last Name Bury? popularity and diffusion
Bury is the 23,090th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 310,267 people. The last name Bury is primarily 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 commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 159 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 7,148 people, or 1 in 5,317. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.
Bury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bury surname increased 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 177 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 957 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bury last name is predominantly Catholic (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bury surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53% registered to vote for the political 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
Bury Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bury in the Russian language | ||
| Буры | bury | - |
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Bury Reference & Research
Berry DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Berry FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Bury FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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