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![Show Contents]() Burry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Burry is derived from the Norman surname de Bury, and is from either the Chateau de Bury in Normandy, or several place names in England like Bury St. Edmund's, where "bury" is a form of "burrough." The variant Berry can be found in Counties Antrim and Mayo. The name Berry is also found in County Offaly, but there it belongs to the Ó Beara sept and is a form of Beary. Early Origins of the Burry familyThe surname Burry was first found in County Wicklow (Irish: Cill Mhantáin), known as the “last county,” created only in 1606, located on the East coast of Ireland, today part of the Greater Dublin Area, where Simon de Bury was listed in 1234. The family came to Ireland with the Prestons, a family of Norman descent. The name de Bury was recorded in connection with Drogheda in County Louth in the 14th century. Early History of the Burry familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burry research. More information is included under the topic Early Burry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Burry Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bury, Berry, Beary and others. Early Notables of the Burry familyMore information is included under the topic Early Burry Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Burry RankingIn Newfoundland, Canada, the name Burry is the 147th most popular surname with an estimated 262 people with that name. 1
 Burry migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Burry Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joseph Burry, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, in 1893
- Mrs. S. L. Burry, aged 30, who settled in America, in 1895
- Wm. Burry, aged 2, who settled in America, in 1895
- Christian Burry, aged 37, who landed in America, in 1896
Burry Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- John Burry, who settled in America, in 1903
- Henry Burry, aged 17, who landed in America from Dublin, in 1906
- Mary Burry, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Lismore, Ireland, in 1909
- Benjamin Burry, aged 25, who landed in America, in 1918
- William Burry, aged 43, who landed in America, in 1923
| Burry migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Burry Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Julian Burry, aged 39, who settled in Greenspond, Newfoundland in 1904
- James Burry, aged 37, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1912
- Mary Burry, aged 24, who immigrated to Greenspond, Newfoundland in 1915
- Joseph Burry, aged 30, who immigrated to Newfoundland, in 1917
- Frances Burry, aged 49, who settled in Saint John New Brunswick, in 1919
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Burry (post 1700) | + |
- Michael Burry (b. 1971), American investment fund manager, founder of the Scion Capital LLC hedge fund
- Harold Burry (1912-1992), American head football coach at Westminster College, inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame (1996)
- Andrew George Burry (1873-1975), Swiss-born, American businessman, manufacturer and philanthropist
- Hugh Cameron Burry (1930-2013), New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks on the 1960 tour of South Africa
- Mark Burry (b. 1957), New Zealand architect, son of Hugh Burry
- Herbert Hadley "Bert" Burry (1906-1999), Canadian professional ice hockey player who played four games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators from 1931 to 1933
- Lynn Burry, Newfoundland co-host of the NTV Evening Newshour
- Lester Burry (1898-1977), Newfoundland United Church minister, President of the Newfoundland Conference of the United Church (1959 to 1960)
- Burry Stander (b. 1987), South African mountain biker, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2009 world champion
| Historic Events for the Burry family | + |
SS Caribou - Mr. Arthur F. Burry (b. 1913), Newfoundland passenger who was Royal Navy able bodied seaman from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he survived the sinking, he has also been aboard the Gibraltar and Malta
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
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Burry migration to the United States 
Burry migration to Canada 
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