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’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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