Bur is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bur
No. of characters: 3
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bur

How popular is Bur?

Bur is common in India.

Bur is ranked 41092 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Burs grew by 13.16348 per cent to 533 since 2000 and ranked 40909 after elevating 2323 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.43 83.44
Black 6.75 3.61
Hispanic or Latino 3.38 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.44 5.94
Others 1.88 3.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.13 0
Bur is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sudan which signifies that it is originated from Sudan. Around 11886 people have been found who wears Bur as their family name. Bur is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
51,441 Kyrgyzstan8
13,220 Thailand6
59,967 Moldova4
27,602 Nigeria4
7,619 Ecuador3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
127,708 Czech Republic3
18,035 Egypt2
14,408 Uruguay2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
54,641 Sweden2
26,532 Chile2
24,766 Scotland2
2,744 Rwanda2
34,572 Israel2
17,236 Ghana1
42,479 Greece1
25,746 Finland1
49,101 Denmark1
21,562 Portugal1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
4,249 Cambodia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
16,640 Hong Kong1
36,678 Singapore1
58,885 Poland1
3,243 Suriname1
14,373 Jordan1
8,371 Syria1
2,613 The Bahamas1
66,560 Philippines1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
8,859 Iraq1
29,595 Iran1
24,460 Armenia1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
58,491 Australia32
2,645 Luxembourg26
52,530 Belgium22
18,573 Serbia19
94,051 Kazakhstan19
80,054 Spain18
69,202 Netherlands18
72,915 Belarus11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,643 England91
43,335 Canada73
12,039 Colombia70
78,184 Italy67
Countries with hundreds of Bur:
8,337 Turkey943
14,937 Indonesia803
7,604 Argentina702
43,466 United States631
20,699 Germany504
36,364 Russia414
4,722 Switzerland252
7,168 Hungary164
32,977 Ukraine163
27,127 Mexico105
17,090 Romania104
Countries with thousands of Bur:
1,062 Sudan4,124
6,986 France1,249
31,321 India1,155
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 30 years old workman John Bur who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on December 2, 1847 by Albers put out from Liverpool. 28 years old Michael Bur, 20 years old Mary-Ann Bur, are others that migrated to US.

Comments

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Maile Boon
 Bur is a name of Alsace-Lorraine and-means housing by extension designating the owner.

Bur Namesakes

  • R. D. Burman, Film Score Composer
  • Aarin Burch, Film director
  • Aaron Burr, Former Vice President of the United States
  • Abbas Burmawalla, Film director
  • Abbey Burns, Billy Burns' sister
  • Abby Burrows, Cricket Player
  • Abe Burrows, Humorist
  • Kay Burley, Television presenter
  • Ian Burns, Soccer player
  • R. D. Burman, Film Score Composer

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