Buris Family Crest and Last Name Background

A Buris ancestor may well appear as Burris in earlier records. Its meaning, shared with Burris, is “Dweller by a hill or fortified place”.

The same family of names includes Burriss, Barris and Burroughs. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Without the “r” of Burris, Buris is a simpler written form of the same name.

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