as a Last Name
- 101,282
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Burton
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name from a place name that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
| 254th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 101,282
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Kentucky
- has the most people named Burton per capita
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