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Burroughs
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An English topographical surname for someone who lived near a hill or fort, borne notably by writers William S. Burroughs and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
"Burroughs wrote several acclaimed novels."
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Etymology
From Old English beorg ("hill") or burg ("fort").