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birr Name Meaning and History

German and French (Alsace): from a short form of the personal name Pirmin, the name of an 8th century bishop and founder of several monasteries in southern Germany, or, according to some sources, from the French personal name Pierre (see Peter).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The birr name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the birr family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of birr Families in the US in 1920
Number of birr families
 19-35
 7-18		 1-6
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 11 - Messages: 28
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Ferdinand Birr in Rochester NY Joan Kempshall 5
birr in az rockishigh 0
Birr's in California CLScull 0
BIRR / BURR Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Derek Burr 0
Lucile H. (Meyer) [Birr] Getke, 1910-2001 stonecoldead 5
Birr Phil Triebes 6
Birr Family in Chicago Area Mike Butland 0
Birr Melissa Birr 1
Birr in Pennsylvania CLScull 0
Birr in Detroit, Michigan Yvonne McCord 0
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