Burris as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Burris

What is the meaning of the name Burris ?

The baby name Burris is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BUR-ris (IPA: /ˈbʌrɪs/).

Burris is English in Origin.

Burris is an English surname adopted as a given name. Many scholars trace it to Middle English burwe/burgh, meaning borough or fortified place, so it originally marked someone who lived in or near a borough; by extension it suggests of the borough or fortress dweller. Another etymological stream connects it to the classical Roman cognomen Burrus (from Latin, ultimately Greek pyrrhos), meaning ruddy or red-haired, a sense preserved in the variant Burrus and sometimes anglicized as Burris.

As a first name, Burris emerged in the United States in the late 19th century via the custom of using family surnames as given names, saw modest use into the mid-20th century, and remains rare today. Documented variants and related spellings include Burriss, Burress, Buris, Burrus, Burrows, and Burroughs; Burr can function as a clipped form. The name blends antique American character with place-based or color-descriptive meanings.

⚙ Burris is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 7 recorded uses of it, from 5 countries.