Burroughs (surname)

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

• Hilda Burroughs, a character in Robert A. Heinlein's novel The Number of the Beast
• Lord Burroughs, a character in the video game Clock Tower 3
• Maggie Burroughs, a character in the Nightmare on Elm Street series; see List of characters in the Nightmare on Elm Street series

See also

• Burrough, includes a list of people with surname Burrough
• Burrowes (surname)
• Burrows (surname)
• Burrow (surname)