Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BURR
There are approximately 5,955 people named Burr in the UK. That makes it the 1,757th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 94 are named Burr.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
BarrBarre
Bar
Barrs
Bahr
Bare
Barri
Barro
Barra
Bair
Barres
Baire
Barrea
Bahre
Bau
Barrie
Baehr
Barry
Barree
Bairr
Bahrr
Barrre
Baure
Baerre
Barrz
Bauhr
Bbar
Bayr
Barru
Baurr
Baerri
Bauro
Barrue
Bayre
Baura
Bauri
Barrou
Baare
Baere
The Burr surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Saxon.) Burh, a wall, a fortress, a castle; a hill, a heap, the same as burgh.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BURR. Said to be of Dutch extraction.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.