Bury

== English == === Etymology === The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹi/ Homophones: berry, Berry, bury === Proper noun === Bury (countable and uncountable, plural Burys) A place in England: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883). A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester. A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9427). A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0113). Ellipsis of Bury St Edmunds. A village in Péruwelz municipality, Hainaut province, Belgium. A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France. A municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== Bury St Edmunds ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bury is the 11296th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2796 individuals. Bury is most common among White (91.24%) individuals. === References === A brief history of Bury, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 258. === Anagrams === Ruby, ruby == Polish == === Etymology === From bury. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbu.rɘ/ Rhymes: -urɘ Syllabification: Bu‧ry Homophone: bury === Proper noun === Bury m pers (female equivalent Bura or Bury) a surname === Further reading === “Bury”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030