Meaning of Last Name

Burrows is an English surname, and may refer to: * Abe Burrows (1910-1985), American humorist and author * Adam Burrows (b. 1972), British field hockey player * Adrian Burrows (b. 1959), former English footballer * Alexandre Burrows (b. 1981), Canadian ice hockey player * Andy Burrows (b. 1979), British musician * Arthur Burrows, British broadcaster * Arthur Burrows (cricketer) (1865-1890), English cricketer * Bernard Burrows (1910-2002), British diplomat * Craig Burrows (b. 1972), Australian rules footballer * Daniel Burrows (1766-1858), US Representative from Connecticut * David Burrows several people including: **David Burrows (filmmaker) (b. 1962), American film producer, director and writer **David Burrows (footballer) (b. 1968), former English footballer * Darren E. Burrows (b. 1966), American actor * Don Burrows (b. 1926), Australian jazz and swing musician * Edward Burrows (1917-1988), American pacifist * Edwin G. Burrows (b. 1943), American professor of history * Elsie M. Burrows (1913-1986), English botanist * Eva Burrows (b. 1929), the 13th General of The Salvation Army * Faith Burrows (1904-1997), American cartoonist * Frank Burrows (b. 1944), Scottish football manager and former player * Frederick Burrows (1887-1973), British politician * George Burrows (1827-1917), British Army Brigadier General * Harry Burrows (b. 1941), former English footballer * Herbert Burrows (1845-1922), British social activist * Horace Burrows (1910-1969), English footballer * Jacen Burrows (b. 1972), American comic book artist * James Burrows (b. 1949), American television director * James Burrows (politician), Canadian politician * Jeff Burrows (b. 1968), Canadian drummer * John Burrows (1913-1987, American baseball player * John Burrows (1849-1894), English cricketer (AKA John Selby) * Jonathan Burrows, English choreographer * Joseph Henry Burrows (1840-1914), US Representative from Missouri * Julius C. Burrows (1837-1915), US Representative from Michigan * Larry Burrows (1926-1971), English photojournalist * Lorenzo Burrows (1805-1885), American merchant banker and politician * Malandra Burrows (b. 1965), English actress * Marc Burrows (1978-2009), English footballer * Michael Burrows (b. 1963), British computer scientist * Michael Burrows (bishop) (b. 1961), Bishop in the Church of Ireland * Mike Burrows (b. 1943), English bicycle designer * Miles Burrows (b. 1936), English poet * Montagu Burrows (1819-1905), English naval officer and Oxford professor * Patrick Burrows (b. 1959), Canadian ice hockey player * Phillip Burrows (b. 1980), New Zealand field hockey player * Robert Burrows (1871-1943), English cricketer * Ronald Montagu Burrows (1867-1920), British academic * Saffron Burrows (b. 1972), English actress * Stephen Burrows, American film actor and director * Steven Burrows (b. 1964), English musician * Stuart Burrows (b. 1933), Welsh operatic tennor * Terry Burrows, English author and musician * Terry Burrows (baseball) (b. 1968), former American baseball player * Theodore Arthur Burrows (1857-1929), Canadian politician * Tom Burrows (b. 1985), English cricketer with Hampshire * Tom Burrows (footballer) (1886-??), English goalkeeper with Southampton * Tony Burrows (b. 1942), British session singer * Vinie Burrows, American Broadway actress * Warren Booth Burrows (1877-1952), US Federal judge * William Ward Burrows I (1758-1805), US Navy second Commandant * William Ward Burrows II (1785-1813), US Navy officer * Winfrid Oldfield Burrows (1858-1929), English bishop ;Fictional characters * Burrows, a family of Hobbits in J.R.R. Tolkien's book series Lord of the Rings * Lincoln "L. J." Burrows Jr., character on Prison Break