Burrage Family Name and Heraldry

Burrage is an English surname. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “descendant of Burgric (castle, rule)”. Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,966 people named Burrage, ranking it number 15,020 among American surnames. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Burrage, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms. For the full story, order the Burrage surname pack.