Burr may refer to:

Places

Australia

Cape Burr Cape Burr is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Port Neill, South Australia, Port Neill about east of the locality's town centre. It is the southern extremity o ...

, a headland in South Australia *

Mount Burr, South Australia Mount Burr is a small town in the south-east of South Australia, about east of Millicent, South Australia, Millicent and about north-west of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Mount Gambier, in the Limestone Coast region. It derives its name from ...

, a town and mountain in South Australia

United States

* Burr, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Burr, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Burr, Nebraska Burr is a village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 52 at the 2020 census. History Burr was platted in the 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for the burr oak trees near the ...

, a village *

Burr, Texas Burr, also known as Lawson's Corner or Kriegel Switch, is an unincorporated community in eastern Wharton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The small community is situated on Farm to Market Road 1301 (FM 1301) to the east of the county s ...

, an unincorporated community *

Burr, West Virginia Burr is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.Th ...

, an unincorporated community *

Burr Oak, Kansas Burr Oak is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 140. History Burr Oak was laid out in 1871, and it was incorporated as a city in 1880. It was named from the Burr Oak Creek. ...

, a city *

Burr Oak, Michigan Burr Oak is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 828. The village is located within Burr Oak Township. History The area, in southeastern St. Joseph County, was first ...

, a village *

Burr Ridge, Illinois Burr Ridge (formerly Harvester) is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Geography Burr Ridge is located at (41.753030, -87.919998). According to the 2021 census ...

, a village

Elsewhere

Burr, Saskatchewan Burr is an unincorporated community south of Humboldt, Saskatchewan. It has an office for the Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340, a post office. The town also has the Burr Recreational Hall right in town limits (across from the 2 remain ...

, a hamlet in Canada *

Burr Point Burr Point is considered the easternmost point of mainland Northern Ireland and the Island of Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula in County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Norther ...

, the easternmost point of mainland Ireland *

Burr (crater) Asgard is the second largest multi-ringed basin (large impact crater) on Jupiter's moon Callisto. It is named after Asgard, the realm of the gods in Norse mythology. Asgard is located at a latitude of 32° and a longitude of 142°. The estimated ...

, on the Jovian moon Callisto

People

List of people with surname Burr Burr is a British and German surname. In English language it possibly originates from bur, a seed or dry fruit that has hooks or teeth, while in German it is a topographic name derived from ''burr(e)'', meaning a ''hill'' or a ''mound''. Notable peo ...

* Burr (given name)

Arts and entertainment

* ''Burr'' (novel), a book about Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal *Burr Redding, a fictional character in the television series ''Oz'' * "Burr", a song by the Smashing Pumpkins from '' Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts'', 2023

Other uses

Burr (edge) A burr is a raised edge or small piece of material that remains attached to a workpiece after a modification process. It is usually an unwanted piece of material and is removed with a deburring tool in a process called deburring. Burrs are mos ...

, a deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined *

Burr (cutter) Burrs or burs (sometimes called rotary files) are small cutting tools; not to be confused with small pieces of metal formed from cutting metal, used in die grinders, rotary tools, or dental drills. The name may be considered appropriate when t ...

, a small cutter used in rotary tools for metalworking *

Burr mill A burr grinder or like mistakenly called burr mill. —is a mill used to grind hard, small food products between two revolving abrasive surfaces separated by a distance usually set by the user. When the two surfaces are set far apart, the resu ...

, used to grind hard, small food products *

Bur A bur (also spelled burr) is a seed or dry fruit or infructescence that has hooks or teeth. The main function of the bur is to spread the seeds of the bur plant, often through epizoochory. The hooks of the bur are used to latch onto fur or f ...

or burr, a spiky seed pod *

Burl A burl (American English) or burr (British English) is a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. It is commonly found in the form of a rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch that is filled with small knots from d ...

, burr in British English, an irregular growth in trees *Burr or

Borr In Norse mythology, Borr or Burr (Old Norse: 'borer' sometimes anglicized Bor, Bör or Bur) was the son of Búri. Borr was the husband of Bestla and the father of Odin, Vili and Vé. Borr receives mention in a poem in the ''Poetic Edda'', comp ...

, a god of Norse mythology * × ''Burrageara'', an orchid genus for which the abbreviation is ''Burr.'' *

Butch cut A brush cut is a type of haircut in which the hair on the top of the head is cut short in every dimension. The top and the upper portion of the back and sides are cut the same length, generally between , following the contour of the head. The h ...

, a haircut, for which burr is an alternative name *

Burr Gymnasium Burr Gymnasium is a multi-purpose arena in Washington, D.C., which opened in 1963.Women's D ...

, a multi-purpose arena in Washington, D.C., home of the Howard University basketball team