The burton Surname

burton Name Meaning and History

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) + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

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The burton name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the burton family name as far back in history as possible.

burton Family Facts

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Distribution of burton Families in the US in 1920

Number of burton families

429-855

144-428

1-143

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Burtons in England	William BURTON	35
Pinkney, Bird, Elmer, Hedgeman, Earl, Annie Burton	Terri	10
My Burton Line	lora_1	3
Henry Leopold Burton	glendaburton_1	0
Burton Panola Co TX	Irene Walker Burton	1
Fannie E Burton obit 1948 OK	Obits101	0
burtons	lisaswann10	0
a burton family tree	nathan burton	16
Burton	bethnichols1	0
Charles G. Burton mar. Alice A. Rogers Jan 1, 1874 in MO	NancyofVernonCo	0

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