Bury

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See also: bury and -bury

English

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 Bury (surname) on Wikipedia
 Bury on Wikipedia

Etymology

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The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bury (countable and uncountable, plural Burys)

  1. A place in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).
    2. A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester.
    3. A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9427).
    4. A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0113).
    5. Short for Bury St Edmunds.
  2. A village in Péruwelz municipality, Hainaut province, Belgium.
  3. A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  4. A municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bury is the 11296th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2796 individuals. Bury is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.

References

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  • A brief history of Bury, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Polish

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Etymology

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From bury.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bury m pers (female equivalent Bura or Bury)

  1. a surname

Further reading

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  • Bury”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022