Burton (name)

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Meaning| "A town in Staffordshire" (Location)
Region of origin| England
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Burton is an English surname with habitational origins.[2]

## People surnamed Burton

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* Abraham Burton (born 1971), American saxophonist and bandleader
* Adam Burton (baseball) (1972–2025), Australian baseball player
* Alexander Burton (1893–1915), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Alfred Edgar Burton (1857–1935), American academic, first Dean of the Faculty of MIT
* Alfred Henry Burton (c. 1834 - 1914), New Zealand photographer
* Alison Burton (1921–2014), Australian tennis player
* Amanda Burton (born 1957), Northern Irish actress
* Amanda Burton (born 1980), Australian netball player
* Andrew Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
* Aron Burton (1938–2016), American blues singer, bass guitarist and songwriter
* Arthur Burton (c. 1889 – death unknown), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s
* Baron Burton is a peerage title created in 1886 and 1887 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
* Beryl Burton (1937–1996), English racing cyclist
* Beverly Chester-Burton (born 1963), American politician
* Bob Burton Jr. (born 1985), American speedcuber
* Brandie Burton (born 1972), American professional golfer
* Brett Burton (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
* Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse (born 1977), American producer and disc jockey
* Charles Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
* Charlotte Burton (1881–1942), American silent film actress
* Clarence Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
* Cliff Burton (1962–1986), Metallica bassist
* Corey Burton (born 1955), American voice actor
* Dan Burton (born 1938), U.S. Congressman
* Daniel Burton (born 1963), American cyclist, Antarctica Cycling Expeditions
* Decimus Burton (1800–1881), English architect and garden designer
* Deon Burton (born 1976), English-Jamaican footballer
* Deonte Burton (born 1991), American basketball player
* Dick Burton (golfer) (1907–1874), British golfer
* Edmund Burton (footballer) (1893–1916), English footballer
* Elizabeth Eaton Burton (1869–1937), American artist
* Ellis Burton (1936–2013), American baseball player
* Ernie Burton (1921–1999), English professional footballer
* Ethel Burton, American comedic film actress
* Francis Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
* Frederick Burton (disambiguation)
* Gary Burton (born 1943), American jazz vibraphone player
* George Burton (disambiguation)
* Hal B. Burton, American politician
* Harold Hitz Burton (1888–1964), American politician and Supreme Court Justice
* Harrison Burton (born 2000), American racing driver
* Harry Burton (Egyptologist), British egyptologist
* Harry Burton (journalist) (1968–2001), Australian journalist
* Henry Burton (Conservative politician) (1876–1947), British Conservative MP for Sudbury 1924–1945
* Henry Burton (physician) (1799–1849), English physician
* Henry Burton (theologian) (1578–1648), English puritan
* Henry Burton-Peters (1792–1875), Whig MP for Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) 1830–1837
* Henry Burton Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury, British barrister and judge
* Hilarie Burton (born 1982), American actress
* Humphrey Burton, CBE (born 1931), British classical music presenter, broadcaster, director, producer and biographer of musicians
* Hutchins Gordon Burton (1774–1832), American politician
* Jake Burton Carpenter (1954–2019), American snowboarder
* James Burton (disambiguation)
* Janet Burton, British academic
* Jared Burton (born 1981), American baseball player
* Jeb Burton (born 1992), American stock car racing driver
* Jeff Burton (born 1967), American stock car racing driver
* Jenny Burton (born 1957), American rhythm and blues singer
* Jermaine Burton (born 2001), American football player
* Joan Burton (born 1949), Irish politician
* John Burton (disambiguation)
* Kate Burton (disambiguation)
* Katherine Burton (1890–1969), American social activist and Catholic convert
* Ken Burton (born 1970), British chorist, composer and recording artist
* Konni Burton (born 1963), American politician
* Kris Burton (born 1980), Australia-born Italian rugby player
* Lance Burton (born 1960), American stage magician
* Leonard Burton (born 1964), American football player
* Leonard Samuel Burton (1824–1895), educator and mayor in Gawler, South Australia
* LeVar Burton (born 1957), American actor
* Lewis Burton (born 1992), British tennis player and model
* Lori Burton (1940–2021), American singer and songwriter
* Margaret E. Burton, American missionary to China and Japan
* Marion LeRoy Burton (1874–1925), American scholar
* Mark Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
* Maurice Burton (1898–1992), English zoologist and author
* Maurice Burton (cyclist) (born 1955), English cyclist
* Michael Burton (born 1992), American football player
* Montague Burton (1885–1952), founder of Burton clothes shops
* Nancy Jane Burton (1891–1972), Scottish artist
* Norman Burton, American actor
* Oliver Burton, English footballer
* Ollie Burton, Welsh international footballer
* Patricia Burton, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Peter Burton, British actor
* Phillip Burton, American politician
* Ralph Burton (disambiguation), multiple people
* Raymond S. Burton, American politician
* Reginald George Burton (1864–1951), British Indian army officer, sportsman, military historian
* Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor
* Richard Burton (comics), British comic editor
* Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British explorer, translator, orientalist
* Richard Henry Burton (1923–1993), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Rob Burton, Mayor of Oakville, Ontario, Canada
* Robert Burton (scholar) (1577–1640), English scholar, cleric and author
* Robert Burton (statesman) (1747–1825), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress
* Roderick Burton, better known as Dolla (1987–2009), American rapper
* Ron Burton (1936–2003), American football player
* Ryan Burton (born 1997), Australian footballer
* Ryan Burton (born 1997), American YouTuber of Loveliveserve
* Sala Burton, American politician
* Sam Burton (1926–2020), English footballer
* Samuel Burton (disambiguation)
* Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen
* Steve Burton (disambiguation)
* Terry Burton, English football manager
* Terry C. Burton, American politician
* Theodore E. Burton (1851–1929), American politician
* Theodore M. Burton (1907–1989), LDS General Authority
* Thomas Burton (died 1496 or 1495), Loughborough, England, wool merchant
* Thomas Burton (died 1661), British Member of Parliament for Westmorland, 1656–1659
* T. L. Burton, professor of medieval English literature at the University of Adelaide
* Tom Burton, American professional wrestler
* Thomas Burton Adams Jr., commonly known as Tom Burton
* Thomas Burton Hanly (1812–1880), Confederate politician
* Tim Burton (born 1958), American film director
* Tim Burton (musician) (born 1963), American saxophonist
* Tommie Burton (1878–1946), West Indian cricketer
* Tony Burton (1937–2016), U.S. actor, comedian, boxer, and football player
* Trey Burton (born 1991), American football player
* Trevor Burton (born 1944), English guitarist
* Tyler Burton (born 2000), American basketball player
* Veronica Burton (basketball) (born 2000), American basketball player
* Virginia Lee Burton (1909–1968), American illustrator and children's book author
* Walter John Burton, New Zealand photographer
* Ward Burton (born 1961), American stock car racing driver
* Wes Burton (born 1980), American racing driver
* William Burton (disambiguation)

## Given name

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* Burton Bailey, Canadian politician
* Burton Barr (1917–1997), American politician from Arizona
* Burton Cummings (born 1947), Canadian musician
* Burton E. Green (1868–1965), American oilman and co-founder of Beverly Hills, California
* Burton Hecht (born 1927), New York politician and judge
* Burt Lancaster (1913–1994), American actor
* Burton Lifland (1929–2014), American federal bankruptcy judge
* Burt Reynolds (1936–2018), American actor, producer and stuntman

## Other

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* Janne "Burton" Puurtinen (born 1974), Finnish musician

## Fictional characters

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* Burton Guster, from the television series Psych
* Burton Wayne, from the novel To a God Unknown, by John Steinbeck
* Jack Burton, from Big Trouble in Little China
* Madlax characters:
* Richard Burton
* Margaret Burton (Madlax)
* Barry Burton, from Resident Evil
* Colonel Burton, character in the strategy game Command & Conquer: Generals
* "Big Guy" Bill Burton, one of Hao's followers in the manga and anime series Shaman King
* Burton Phillips, from Hollyoaks in the City
* Mel Burton from Hollyoaks, Sophie's twin
* Sophie Burton from Hollyoaks, Mel's twin
* Justin Burton from Hollyoaks, Sophie and Mel's younger brother

## See also

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* Burton (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ "Burton Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
2. ^ Burton Surname Origin

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