Last name

Burton

English

The surname Burton is of English origin. It is a habitational name from a placename that is very common in Midland and Northern England. There are at least twenty-nine parishes called Burton in England. The name thus signifies 'local of Burton'. It is generally derived from the Middle English 'burc','burk' fort, from the Old English 'burh or the Old High German 'burg' the common Germanic word for a fortfication. In the Middle Ages any sizeable habitation had to be fortified, but in England the term 'burc' came to be specialized to denote the site of a prehistoric hill fort; while its doublet 'burig', 'borough' denoted a fortified manor house or fortified town. The Old English 'tun' signifies enclosure, farm or village. The name may also derive from the Old English 'bur', the boor or peasant, 'byre', the castle-stall, 'Beorhta' signifieing bright, glorious; the diversity of origin of this name accounts for its commonness. The name dates as far back as the tenth century, were a Ioluard in Burhtun is recorded in historical archives. The name was brought to America by English immigrants. One of the first fore fathers to bring this name to America is that of a Francis Burton, who came to America aboard the Liberty, he settled in Maryland. This name is the two-hundredth and thirty-seventh most common surname in America.

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