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Early Origins of the Bure family

The surname Bure was first found in Verona, a city in Venetia Italy capital of the province of Verona. This ancient city was the chief town of the Cenomani, a Gaulish tribe and became a Latin town in 89 B.C. It became part of Lombardy(568,) Frankish, Bartolmeo ruled and died in 1304. It is said to be the home of Romeo and Juliet. The city is rich in churches, museums, galleries, paintings, sculptures, statues and monuments. The cathedral was consecrated in 1187. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Bure family

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Bure Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Buri, Bure, Bura and others.

Early Notables of the Bure family

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Bure migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bure Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Lars Bure, who landed in Delaware in 1693 1
Bure Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Bure, who arrived in North America in 1783
Bure Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Bure, who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1827

Bure migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bure Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Marie Bure, who settled in Quebec in 1665

Contemporary Notables of the name Bure (post 1700) +

  • Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (1950-2024), Russian and Soviet freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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