Burton Forename

27,140th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 31,112 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Burton Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: A tackle used in rigging ships.

Burton Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
20,5161:17,6711,524
Tanzania
99%
 
2,9691:17,7801,889
Malawi
98%
 
2,0941:8,172978
Zambia-1,8611:8,520982
Canada
100%
1,2891:25,7052,158
South Africa
100%
6961:78,3526,936
Kenya
100%
2451:189,0097,801
Australia-1451:94,1903,475
Philippines
100%
1151:921,82225,728
DR Congo
100%
1031:716,77323,137
England
97%
 
961:579,19711,690
Zimbabwe
100%
831:185,82911,398
Bahamas-781:5,120799
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
731:18,6502,287
Uganda
100%
721:568,84612,460
Jamaica-691:41,7862,537
Indonesia-641:4,030,682170,140
New Zealand-441:103,0924,303
Barbados-371:7,832950
Brazil
100%
351:6,121,03389,466
Botswana
100%
321:68,2646,262
Belize
100%
311:11,4291,625
Israel
97%
 
281:300,1047,626
Saint Lucia
100%
261:6,8391,067
Guyana
100%
211:36,3463,756
China-201:68,302,78963,189
Bermuda-191:3,412618
United States Virgin Islands-191:5,776921
India
87%
 
151:80,991,8651,179,577
British Virgin Islands-121:2,604555
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
111:10,1441,460
Netherlands
100%
101:1,690,20823,366
Russia
100%
101:14,423,37048,053
Scotland
100%
101:535,0376,544
Malaysia
89%
 
101:3,044,99479,253
Singapore-101:628,70512,270
Germany
100%
91:10,741,98635,913
France
100%
91:7,385,59325,788
Hong Kong-81:969,0915,961
Aruba-81:12,9721,901
Marshall Islands
100%
71:7,3191,092
Cayman Islands-61:10,2161,399
Congo
67%
 
51:1,001,84116,039
Dominica-51:15,094483
Switzerland
100%
51:1,642,69915,939
Haiti-51:2,145,39120,367
Thailand
67%
 
51:14,013,163173,193
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
Taiwan-41:5,942,42087,370
Nigeria
100%
41:44,391,090271,718
Costa Rica
100%
31:1,589,31614,648
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Norway
100%
31:1,710,77619,445
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Cambodia
50%
 
21:8,136,66551,498
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Italy
99%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497

Burton (242,757) may also be a surname.

Burton Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: A tackle used in rigging ships.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Burton Forename Popularity

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Beurton922/
Bhurton921/
Baurton921/
Burtoin921/
Burtond921/
Burtonh921/
Burtonn921/
Buirton921/
Hburton921/
Bourtong861/
Borton83101/
Burtan8312/
Burtom834/
Burtun833/
Vurton831/
Bourthong804/
Butrtan7743/
Burthan778/
Bhurtan778/
Burttan775/
Butrtun774/
Bhurtun772/
Boorton771/
Burtand771/
Baurtan771/
Puryaton7142/
Burtacin712/
Buriatan711/
Bhurtang711/
Butrthan711/
Wheurton711/
Worton6731/
Burtam679/
Bortan677/
Brtuna671/
Bortun671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burton