Burton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Burton Name Meaning: From the Old English "burh" and "tun", the name means "fortified settlement".

From the Old English \"burh\" and \"tun\" (meaning \"fort\" and \"settlement\"), the name means \"fortified settlement\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burton family

Profession Census Frequency
School 3,270
Farm Labourer 332
Private Means 259
General Labourer 215
Coal Miner Hewer 212
General Servant (domestic) 205
Labourer 187
Farmer 179
Dressmaker 153
None 128
At School 115
Clerk 110
At Home 109
Domestic Servant 105
Cotton Weaver 105
Bricklayer 96
House Painter 94
House Keeper 85
Carpenter 85
Laundress 80
Charwoman 79
Shop Assistant 79
General Servant Domestic 78
Scholar 77
Cook (domestic) 73

Burton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burton 100% 182,339
2 Barton 83% 120,748
3 Bruton 67% 7,175
4 Borton 83% 5,233
5 Bourton 86% 3,147
6 Briton 67% 2,273
7 Breton 67% 2,272
8 Bartin 67% 1,741
9 Britain 43% 1,731
10 Berton 83% 1,412
11 Bierton 71% 925
12 Burtin 83% 922
13 Bertin 67% 867
14 Barten 67% 853
15 Burtton 86% 618
16 Breaton 57% 616
17 Burten 83% 498
18 Braton 67% 370
19 Bearton 71% 313
20 Breeton 57% 280
21 Birton 83% 228
22 Brueton 71% 212
23 Broton 67% 187
24 Beerton 71% 167
25 Aubertin 50% 161
26 Briten 50% 148
27 Britian 43% 146
28 Burtan 83% 113
29 Britan 50% 110

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The surname Burton is the most popular version of all its varients

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