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Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Ukrainian, Belorussian, Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic burak ‘beet’.
  2. Polish: nickname from bury ‘dark brownish gray’, probably denoting hair or eye color.
  3. Czech: nickname for someone with dark hair, dark eyes, or a swarthy complexion, from Old Czech burý ‘dark’.