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England
Ireland

The surname Bury 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 Bury family

The surname Bury 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 Bury family

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Bury Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bury, Berry, Beary and others.

Early Notables of the Bury family

Notable amongst the family up to this time was

the Bury family of King's County, who were barons of Tullamore and earls of Charleville

Bury Ranking

In the United States, the name Bury is the 14,388^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bury is ranked the 4,527^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Bury migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bury Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Paul Bury, who landed in Maryland in 1651 3
Elizabeth Bury, who arrived in Maryland in 1651 3
Robert Bury, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 3
Susan Bury, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 3
bane Bury, who landed in Maryland in 1678 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bury Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicholas Bury, who landed in Virginia in 1714 3
Jean Bury, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3
William Bury, who landed in America in 1760-1763 3
William Bury, who settled in New England in 1761
William Bury, who settled in Maryland in 1775

Bury Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Bury, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
John Bury, who arrived in America in 1811 3
John and Priscilla Bury, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1822 with their four children
Lewis Bury, who landed in New York in 1837 3
Joseph Bury, who settled in Boston in 1846
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bury migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bury Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Francois Bury, who arrived in Quebec in 1644

Bury Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Eliza Bury, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
John Bury, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750

Bury Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mary Bury, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1817

Bury migration to Australia +

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

Bury Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Edward Bury, English convict from Warwick, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on July 3, 1822, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 4
Mr. John Bury, British Convict who was convicted in Lancaster, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 20th July 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
George Bury, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Jenny Lind" in 1850 6

Bury migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Bury Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mark Bury, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mermaid" in 1859 7
Mr. Mark Bury, British settler travelling from Liverpool aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 19th October 1859 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Bury (post 1700) +

David Charles Bury (b. 1942), American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (2002-2012)
Christopher Robert Bury (b. 1953), American journalist, Emmy Award-winning TV news correspondent
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Kenneth Howard- Bury DSO, DL, JP (b. 1881), Irish soldier, explorer, botanist and Conservative politician
Charles William Bury (1801-1851), 2nd Earl of Charleville, an Irish peer, Tory politician and advocate of homeopathy
Charles William Bury FRS, FSA (b. 1764), 1st Earl of Charleville, an Irish landowner, antiquarian and politician
Professor John Bagenall "J.B." Bury (1861-1927), Irish historian, classical scholar, historian and philologist
Thomas Talbot Bury (1809-1877), British architect and lithographer
Ambrose Upton Gledstanes Bury (1869-1951), Irish-born, Canadian politician, Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Edmonton East (1925-1926)
Captain John Bury (1915-2006), Canadian master mariner who was instrumental in the development of the international standardized buoyage system for the seas
Aliaksandr Bury (b. 1987), Belarusian professional tennis player
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Bury family +

Arrow Air Flight 1285

Mr. David Allen Bury (1962-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Panama City, Florida, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 9

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 155 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1822
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th February 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1837
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JENNY LIND 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850JennyLind.gif
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550