Last Name BURRIS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Irish

Rank 1,242 (2000 US census) 940 (1990 US census)
Count 25,998 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 77.16%, or 20060 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 17.42%, or 4529 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.42%, or 109 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.72%, or 447 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.89%, or 491 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.39%, or 361 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

 The 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea...

English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

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