Barris Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

One surname, two spellings: Barris and Burris. Its meaning, shared with Burris, is “Dweller by a hill or fortified place”.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Barris family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Barris and Burris

Only a small detail separates the spellings: Barris has “a” where Burris has “u”. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Burriss, Buris and Burroughs.

In the Spanish register, Barris appears 340 times as a first surname and 349 times as a second one. The 2010 US Census counted 1,348 people named Barris, ranking it number 19,911 among American surnames. Get the complete Barris report, with a museum-style coat of arms.