Family name Burleson (Burleson 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Burleson is characteristic of Suriname, where it is quite a common surname, Aruba, and the United States, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Suriname, and Canada.
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| Burleson | Netherlands, Canada, Aruba, United States, Suriname |
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edward burleson American politician (1798-1851), US (b. 1798) |
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rufus columbus burleson American academic administrator (1823-1901), US (b. 1823) |
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albert s. burleson American politician (1863-1937), US (b. 1863) |
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luther burleson American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator, US (b. 1880) |
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jane walker burleson American socialite, artist, suffragette, US (b. 1888) |
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| pete burleson 19th-Century Western Lawman (b. 1848) |
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omar truman burleson American politician (1906-1991), US (b. 1906) |
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| hugh l. burleson American bishop, US (b. 1867) |
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dyrol burleson American middle-distance runner, US (b. 1940) |
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donald r. burleson American writer, US (b. 1941) |
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| edward g. burleson American politician, US (b. 1897) |
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felix burleson Dutch actor, NL (b. 1948) |
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rick burleson American baseball player and coach, US (b. 1951) |
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tommy burleson American basketball player, US (b. 1952) |
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| john burleson American football player (1909-1983), US (b. 1909) |
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