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Researching B. F. Skinner?
Burrhus in his case comes from his mother's maiden name and so is a surname transfer.
The surname Burrhus is historically another variation of the surname Burroughs, Burrows, Burris, etc.
Actually Burrhus is closer to the original form of the name than the others; the earliest example of it in Reaney & Wilson's A Dictionary of English Surnames is John de Burhus in 1440, and it meant one who lived near or was employed in a bower-house.
Burrhus in his case comes from his mother's maiden name and so is a surname transfer.
The surname Burrhus is historically another variation of the surname Burroughs, Burrows, Burris, etc.
Actually Burrhus is closer to the original form of the name than the others; the earliest example of it in Reaney & Wilson's A Dictionary of English Surnames is John de Burhus in 1440, and it meant one who lived near or was employed in a bower-house.
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