Burton

English
"fortified enclosure"

Burton Origin and Meaning

The name Burton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "fortified enclosure".

Prissy, no matter how you spell it.

# 941 in the US

Burton Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Burton

  • Burton Lorne Cummings
    Canadian musician of band The Guess Who
  • Burton Lane (born Morris Hyman Kushner)
    American composer
  • Burton Kendall Wheeler
    U.S. Senator from Montana
  • Burton Richter
    American physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • (Richard) Burton Lawless
    American NFL football player
  • Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds
    American actor
  • Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster
    American actor
  • Burton Edwin "Burt" Shotton
    American baseball player
  • Burton Hill "Burt" Mustin
    American actor
  • Burton William "Burt" Jenner
    eldest son of TV personality Caitlyn Jenner
  • Bodhi Burton Jenner (b. 2016)
    son of Burt Jenner, grandson of Caitlyn Jenner
  • Jake Burton Carpenter
    American founder of Burton Snowboards
  • Clifford Lee "Cliff" Burton
    American bass guitarist for band Metallica
  • Richard Burton
    Welsh actor; husband of Elizabeth Taylor
  • Tim Burton
    American film director, artist, animator, producer, and writer

Burton in Pop Culture

  • Burton
    snowboard company
  • Burton Stanton
    character in movie "Children of the Corn"
  • Burton "Gus" Guster
    main character on TV's "Psych"
  • Jack Burton
    character in movie "Big Trouble in Little China"