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Burton

Burton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“fortified settlement”
Origin
Old English
Say it
BUR-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an Old English surname and place name, from burh + tun, meaning a fortified enclosure or town. Also used as a given name in English.

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How popular is Burton?

20245.7 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Burton in 202419

Peak year1925

Total US babies since 188022,512

Burton is steady now but far below its 1925 peak.

Names like Burton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Burton questions

What does the name Burton mean?

Burton means "fortified settlement". It comes from Old English. From an Old English surname and place name, from burh + tun, meaning a fortified enclosure or town. Also used as a given name in English.

Is Burton a boy or girl name?

Burton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Burton?

19 US babies were named Burton in 2024. Its peak year was 1925.

How do you pronounce Burton?

Burton is usually pronounced BUR-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.