Bur
English edit
Etymology edit
Three possible origins:
- Borrowed from French Bur, probably a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name.
- Borrowed from Swiss and North German Bur, a variant of Bauer (“peasant, farmer”).
- Borrowed from Slovak Búr, a surname of unexplained origin.
Proper noun edit
Bur (plural Burs)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bur is the 40909th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 533 individuals. Bur is most common among White (84.43%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 252.
Luxembourgish edit
Noun edit
Bur m (plural Buren)
- Superseded spelling of Buer (“well”).