The Bures surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 861 people carried this name — #26,614 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 96 people named Bures.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Calvados.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
52 people named Bures have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 73 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bures.
- Burdon 329 · U.S. census
- Bure 231 · U.S. census
- Bureau 797 · U.S. census
- Burek 1,032 · U.S. census
- Burel 420 · U.S. census
- Burelle 148 · U.S. census
- Burey 132 · U.S. census
- Burg 4,759 · U.S. census
- Burgan 2,359 · U.S. census
- Burgard 1,485 · U.S. census
- Burgart 220 · U.S. census
- Burge 10,043 · U.S. census
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