Burton Family History
Burton Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Burton
Name Distribution of Burton Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Burton families
 1,846 - 3,689  616 - 1,845 |
 1 - 615  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Burton families
|
100 - 198 34 - 99 |
1 - 33 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Burton census records
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Burton Family Origin
Burton Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Burton Emigration Information (AU)
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to Australia.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Burton Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Burton census records
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Military Service by Burton
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