Show ContentsBurren History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Burren Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Van Buren, Van Buuren, Van Beuren, Van den Bueren and many more.


United States Burren migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Burren Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Mr. Burren, who arrived in Virginia in 1623

Australia Burren migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Burren Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Joseph Burren, (Byren), (b. 1809), aged 30, Irish convict who was convicted in Kildare, Ireland for 15 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Blenheim" on 19th May 1839, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1839 aboard the ship 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Burren (post 1700) +

  • Robert Burren Morgan (b. 1925), American Democratic Party politician, Member of North Carolina State Senate 12th District, 1955-67; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; Defeated, 1980 2
  • Robert Burren Morgan (1925-2016), American politician, United States Senator from North Carolina (1975-1981)


  1. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/blenheim
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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