Buren Family History

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Buren Name Meaning

Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of the Germanic personal names beginning with the element Boro. Dutch: short form of Van Buren. German (Büren; also Buhren, Bühren): 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.

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

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1920

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 the USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 2 Buren families living in New York. This was about 33% of all the recorded Buren's in the USA. New York had the highest population of Buren families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Buren surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Buren Family Occupations

What did your Buren ancestors do for a living?

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Farmer
36%
Carpenter
6%
Laborer
6%
Sailor
6%

Buren Historical Records

What Buren family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Buren. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Buren census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
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Passenger List
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Buren. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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Draft Card
There are 1,000 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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Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Buren. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Buren census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1940's US census records for Buren

Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Buren. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Buren immigration records

Draft Card

There are 1,000 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.

View all Buren military records

Buren Life Expectancy

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.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Buren