Birse

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Birse (countable and uncountable, plural Birses)

1. A village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5597).
2. A habitational surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Birse is the 154907^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 105 individuals. Birse is most common among White (78.1%) and Black/African American (18.1%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 164.