Burrow.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A place in England: A hamlet in Broadclyst parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9997).
A place in England: A settlement in Newton Poppleford and Harpford parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY0789).
A place in England: A settlement in Kingsbury Episcopi parish, Somerset, which includes Higher Burrow and Lower Burrow (OS grid ref ST4120).
A place in England: A hamlet in Wootton Courtenay parish and Timberscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9342).
Where this word comes from
English surname, from the noun borough. Also from the noun burrow and the two senses were often conflated. Compare Burrough, Burgh.
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