Burr

Where Burr comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Burr.

Burr through the years
  1. 1862
    Burr McIntosh born
    American photographer, actor and publisher
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #571 among boys, with 11 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1884
    Peak, #570
    11 babies named Burr, its best rank.
  4. 1890
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1965
    Burr Steers born
    American actor, writer, film director
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Burr Steers · American actor, writer, film director, born 1965
  • Burr McIntosh · American photographer, actor and publisher, 1862–1942
  • Burr W. Jones · American politician, 1846–1935
  • Burr DeBenning · American actor, 1936–2003
  • Burr Harrison · American politician, 1904–1973

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.