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Burrow
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burrow
English
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thumb|Centre of Burrow, Newton Poppleford, Devon
Etymology
English surname, from the noun en borough. Also from the noun en burrow and the two senses were often conflated. Compare en Burrough, en Burgh.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en place cc/England:
en hamlet par/Broadclyst dist/East Devon co/Devon OS grid ref SX9997.
en settlement par/Newton Poppleford and Harpford dist/East Devon co/Devon OS grid ref SY0789.
en settlement par/Kingsbury Episcopi co/Somerset which includes x/Higher Burrow and x/Lower Burrow OS grid ref ST4120.
en hamlet par/Wootton Courtenay and par/Timberscombe co/Somerset OS grid ref SS9342.
Derived terms
en Burrow-with-Burrow
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Burrow is the 4707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7539 individuals. Burrow is most common among White (84.02%) and Black/African American (10.04%) individuals.
References
List of United Kingdom locations: Bur-Bz#Burp-Bury
en surnames from common nouns