The Burris surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 26,760 people carried this name — #1,312 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 25,998 in 2000.

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In print

Burris in American newspapers,
1893–1912.

Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Burris
Grant County Herald 1910-11-23
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Burris
Grant County Herald 1912-11-20
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Burris
The Freeman 1893-12-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 58,909 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Burris in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

1,234 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Burris. The most, 321, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 525
Queensland 308
New South Wales 197
Tasmania 108
South Australia 52
Western Australia 37
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Burris.

Who carried it

People named Burris,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Benjamin J. Burris
    Benjamin J. Burris 1882–1927 · politician
  • Tony K. Burris
    Tony K. Burris 1929–1951 · military personnel
  • Jim Burris 1874–1923 · songwriter
  • Adam Dunlap Burris 1887–1950 · politician
  • Matthew George Burris 1887–1948
  • Elizabeth Burris-Meyer 1899– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Burris,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,387 records

1,387 records of the Burris name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 825
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 356
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 66
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 48
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 47
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 10
  • Sacramento County historic burials 8
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herbert A. Burris

    Born 1922 in Texas. Enlisted 1940 at Tyler; farm hand from Cass County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Tin Top Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Reginald Wayne Burris

    Born 1949; from Ellendale, Delaware. U.S. Army, laundry and bath specialist; killed in action 1969 in Binh Long, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Burris

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Isaac Webb from Liverpool, aged 25; dressmaker. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,387 records for Burris in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada260 records

260 records of the Burris name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 255
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Francis Dean Burris

    Died 1961 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Samuel Burris

    Died 1914; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Douglas Burris

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 260 records for Burris in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia119 records

119 records of the Burris name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 62
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 23
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gladys Francis Maria Burris

    Born 1891 in Hamilton, Tasmania. Married 1910 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 19.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Minnie Burris

    Died 1938 in Tasmania, aged 60. Will registered in Tasmania in 1938.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Samuel Burris

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Asia, arriving 1828.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 119 records for Burris in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Netherlands7 records

7 records of the Burris name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Carel Burris

    Married in 1679 in Rotterdam; born in Leiden.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marij Burris

    Married in 1873 in Stad Doetinchem; born 1842 in Monntmellick, Ireland.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaritha Burris

    Buried in 1778 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Burris in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Burris name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Burris

    From Oberhemmer, Iserlohn. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 26 October 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 65).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Burris in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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