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    The surname Burr

    A surname, carried by 15,703 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /bɝ/ 1 syllable Soundex B600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burr is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,703 people named Burr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,662 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,839.

    #2,323
    rank among US surnames
    15,703
    people in 2010
    5.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,253)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,314Titus15,78019,566
    #2,315Burnham15,77519,572
    #2,316Grubbs15,77319,574
    #2,317Redding15,76719,582
    #2,318Tilley15,75819,593
    #2,319Royal15,75519,597
    #2,320Busby15,75419,598

    Who is named Burr

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Burr identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Burrs

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bill Burr
      American comedian, actor, and writer (born 1968)
    • Jeff Burr
      American film director (1963–2023)
    • Ty Burr
      American film critic, born 1957

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Burr

    Burr has the Soundex code B600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Burr?
    15,703 people in the United States had the surname Burr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,662 Americans. It ranked 2,323rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Burr?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Burr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Burr?
    Bill Burr, American comedian, actor, and writer (born 1968), followed by Jeff Burr.
    Where is the surname Burr most common?
    Wikidata records people named Burr in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Burr?
    Burr is /bɝ/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Burr getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,703 in 2010, up 5.8%.