Bur

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See also: bur, BUR, buř, búr, bür, bůr, and bur-

English

Etymology

Three possible origins:

Borrowed from French Bur, probably a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name.
Borrowed from Alemannic German Bur (“peasant, farmer”) and Low German Bur (“peasant, farmer”).
Borrowed from Slovak Búr, a surname of unexplained origin.

Proper noun

Bur (plural Burs)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Bur is the 40909^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 533 individuals. Bur is most common among White (84.43%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 252.

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bur m (plural Buren)

Superseded spelling of Buer (“well”).

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