Buren Family History

Buren Surname Meaning

Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names beginning with the element Boro. Dutch: variant of Van Buren and in North America (also) a shortened form of this.

German (Büren): from Old High German bür ‘small house chamber’ hence a topographic name for someone who lived ‘near the houses’ or a habitational name from any of various places throughout Germany and in parts of Switzerland named with this word.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Burden, Uren, Boden, Duren, Buron, Maren, Bern, Brun, Ouren, Moren

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9K	Military Records
3K	Immigration Records
31K	Census and Voter Lists
124K	Member Trees

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Where is the Buren family from?

You can see how Buren families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buren family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Buren families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 19 Buren families living in Ontario. This was about 73% of all the recorded Buren's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Buren families in 1911.

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What did your Buren ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Buren.

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Buren. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 9K military records available for the last name Buren. For the veterans among your Buren ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Buren lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Buren life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Buren in 1957 was 56, and 70 in 2004.

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Buren Surname Meaning

Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names beginning with the element Boro. Dutch: variant of Van Buren and in North America (also) a shortened form of this.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Buren family from?

What did your Buren ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Buren.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

100%

What Buren family records will you find?

What is the average Buren lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Buren life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Buren in 1957 was 56, and 70 in 2004.

Buren Family History

Buren Surname Meaning

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Buren Surname Meaning

203,000 record(s) for Buren

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Where is the Buren family from?

What did your Buren ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

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Military Records

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What is the average Buren lifespan?

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