Burroughs (surname) explained
Burroughs is a surname of French origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881,[1] its relative frequency was highest in Suffolk (8.9 times the British average), followed by Norfolk, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Huntingdonshire, Somerset, Hampshire, Surrey, Lincolnshire, and Orkney.
Notable people
- Alvin Burroughs (1911–1950), American musician
- Augusten Burroughs (b. 1965), American writer
- Bryson Burroughs (1869–1934), American artist
- Charles Burroughs (1876–1902), American track and field athlete and Olympian
- Derrick Burroughs (b. 1962), American football player and coach
- Diane Burroughs (b. 1960), American television writer
- Dillon Burroughs (b. 1976), American writer
- Don Burroughs (1931–2006), American football player
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), American author, creator of the John Carter of Mars series and the Tarzan series
- Edith Burroughs (b. 1939), American professional bowler
- Edith Woodman Burroughs (1871–1916), American sculptor
- Edward Burroughs (bishop) (1885–1934), English Anglican priest
- Ellen Burroughs, better known as Sophie Jewett (1861–1909), American poet and professor
- Elzy Burroughs (1771/1777–1825), American stonemason, engineer, lighthouse builder, and lighthouse keeper
- Franklin Burroughs (businessman) (1834–1897), American entrepreneur
- Franklin Burroughs (author) (b. ?), American author
- George Burroughs (1650–1692), American Congregational pastor
- Harmon P. Burroughs (1846 - 1907), American farmer and politician
- Henry Burroughs (1845–1878), American professional baseball player
- Jackie Burroughs (1939–2010), Canadian actress
- Jeff Burroughs (b. 1951), American baseball player
- Jeremiah Burroughs (c. 1600–1646), also written "Jeremiah Burroughes", English Congregationalist and Puritan preacher
- Jerrold Burroughs (b. 1967), American politician
- John Burroughs (1837–1921), American naturalist and essayist
- John Burroughs (governor) (1907–1978), American businessman and politician
- Sir John Burroughs (fl. 17th century), English soldier and military commander
- John A. Burroughs Jr. (1936–2014), American government official
- John Coleman Burroughs (1913–1979), American illustrator
- John H. Burroughs (?–?), American and Confederate naval engineer and shipwright
- John J. Burroughs (1798–1872), American lawyer and circuit court clerk
- Jordan Burroughs, (b. 1988), American wrestler
- Joseph Burroughs (1685–1761), English Baptist minister
- Kyle Burroughs (b. 1995), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Lane Burroughs, American college baseball coach
- Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879–1961), American educator, orator, religious leader, and businesswoman
- Robert P. Burroughs (?–1994), American businessman, political advisor, and statesman
- Sammie Burroughs (born 1973), American football player
- Sean Burroughs (1980–2024), American baseball player
- Sherman E. Burroughs (1903–1992), American naval rear-admiral
- Sherman Everett Burroughs (1870–1923), American politician
- Silas Mainville Burroughs (disambiguation), more than one person with the name
- Stanley Burroughs (1903–1991), American dietary theorist and author
- Theresa Burroughs (1929–2019), American civil rights activist
- Tim Burroughs (b. ?), American basketball player
- Tom Burroughs (b. ?), American politician
- Wilbur Burroughs (1884–1960), American track and field athlete and Olympian
- William Burroughs, more than one person with the name
- William Seward Burroughs I (1855–1898), American inventor
- William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), American author and grandson of William Seward Burroughs
- William S. Burroughs Jr. (1947–1981), also known as William S. Burroughs III, an American author, son of William S. Burroughs, and great-grandson of William Seward Burroughs
- Williana Burroughs (1882–1945), American teacher, communist political activist, and politician
- Margaret Taylor-Burroughs (1917–2010), American artist and writer
- Frederick Traill-Burroughs (1831–1905), British military officer
Fictional characters
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Burroughs Meaning and Distribution . forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
