Burrowes
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English
Etymology
Variant of Burroughs.
Proper noun
Burrowes (plural Burroweses)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Burrowes is the 24431st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1025 individuals. Burrowes is most common among Black/African American (57.07%) and White (36.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burrowes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 258.