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Burr Family Crest
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Where did the English Burr family come from? What is the English Burr family crest and coat of arms? When did the Burr family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Burr family history?

The origins of the Anglo-Saxon name Burr come from its first bearer, who was a determined person. The surname Burr is derived from the Old English word burre, which first appeared c. 1330 and has taken the spellings of bur and burr in modern English. Shakespeare used the word to describe a person who "clings like a burr" and is "difficult to shake off," but this sense of the word is probably much older.

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The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Burr has been spelled many different ways, including Burr, Bur, Burre and others.

First found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burr research. Another 300 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1340 and 1520 are included under the topic Early Burr History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Burr Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Burrs to arrive in North America:

Burr Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Jehu Burr settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 with his wife and son
  • Edward Burr who settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Jeremy Burr settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Mathew, Robert, and Edward Burr, brothers, settled in Virginia in 1635

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  • Theodore Burr (1771-1822), American inventor credited with the Burr Arch Truss bridge
  • Conrad Burr (b. 1968), American former NASCAR driver
  • Francis Hardon Burr (1886-1910), American football player, eponym of the Francis H. Burr Award
  • Aaron Burr (1756-1836), Vice-President of the United States from 1801 to 1805, who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804
  • Raymond William Stacey Burr (1912-1993), Canadian two-time Emmy-winning actor and vintner, perhaps best known for his leading roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside
  • First Sergeant Elmer J Burr (1908-1942), American soldier, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942
  • Staff Sergeant Herbert H Burr (1920-1990), American soldier, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
  • Shawn Christopher Burr (b. 1966), Canadian retired professional NHL ice hockey left winger


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  • A General History of the Burr Family in America: with Genealogical Records from 1570 to 1878 by Charles Burr Todd.
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  1. Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  2. Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
  3. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  4. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
  5. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  6. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  7. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
  8. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  9. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  10. Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
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The Burr Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Burr Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 22 May 2012 at 18:34.

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