Burt Surname

8,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Burt Surname Definition:

Local 'of Burt,' evidently a spot in the Eastern counties. (3) Bapt. —the son of Burt'; possibly a variant of Bright, as in Ethelbert; v. Bright.

Thomas de Burt, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hamo Burt, Norfolk, ibid.

Ralph Burte, Leicestershire ibid.

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Burt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States36,7521:9,8621,194
England10,5551:5,279735
Australia4,5771:5,898867
Canada4,5041:8,1811,209
New Zealand1,6271:2,783404
Scotland1,4681:3,647643
Yemen6931:38,1323,352
South Africa6881:78,7479,753
Wales5701:5,429601
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Jamaica1561:18,3971,665
France1481:448,80264,499
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Israel921:93,01810,885
Northern Ireland781:23,6542,695
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Spain631:742,09631,639
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Bermuda581:1,126179
India571:13,457,287231,997
Jersey441:2,255383
Saint Kitts and Nevis441:1,255231
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
Turkey421:1,852,89166,380
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Saint Lucia241:7,449879
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Belarus201:475,05345,383
China201:68,366,0783,721
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway61:857,04855,549
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Anguilla21:6,718471
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,8621:4,158615
Scotland1,1211:3,339554
Wales1221:12,856768
Jersey311:1,674277
Guernsey81:4,082713
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6991:5,773719

The alternate forms: Buřt (82) & Bürt (3) are calculated separately.

Burt (16,384) may also be a first name.

Burt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Burt,' evidently a spot in the Eastern counties. (3) Bapt. —the son of Burt'; possibly a variant of Bright, as in Ethelbert; v. Bright.

Thomas de Burt, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hamo Burt, Norfolk, ibid.

Ralph Burte, Leicestershire ibid.

Roger Burt, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1610. Tristram Burt, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1749. Married — John Burt and Anne Dickins: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The home of this name seems to have been Fife and neighborhood. Robert Burt witnessed a tack by the abbot of Cupar, 1521 (SCM., V, p. 294), and a later Robert Burt in Dundee was charged with aiding the English in 1552 (Beats, p. 326). John Burt, prebendary of Moy, 1545 (REM., p. xxiii), Bessie Burt in Dunfermline, 1590 (Dunfermline). Andrew Burtt was chosen treasurer of Dysart, 1600 (Dysart, p. 26), and another Andrew Burt was notary in Dunkeld, 1649 (Inquis., 3528). John Burt, Alexander Burt, and David Burt are in record in Cassidewglie, 1649 (Fordell, p. 34). Robert Burt, cordiner in Dysart, 1695 (Dysart, p. 55), and Agnes Burt appears in Dunkeld, 1721 (Dunkeld). Eight of the name appear in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane in the seventeenth century. Charles Burt, one of the chief engravers for the U. S. Treasury Department, was bora in Edinburgh.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Bert, q.v.

Roger Burt.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Bert (bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The trivial name of a fish; hut the surname is no doubt derived from the Anglo-Saxon beorht, bright, clear, splendid. The founder of the family was probably a "shining character." Berte, however, is found as a personal name in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic.) Burt, quizzing, joking; also, in English, a kind of fish. Buurt, Dutch, a hamlet, consisting only of a few houses; a neighborhood.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

William Berte paid a fine in the bailifry of Mortaine, Normandy, 1203 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John Berte occurs in Wilts, Richard and Roger B. in Suffolk and Oxford, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Burette; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Burt: is from Bourth in Eure.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

The Burts owned the estate of Worths in Catstock from the time of Charles II. to the end of last century, when they sold it. There was a gentle family of Burt in Poor stock last century (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Burt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Burt Come From? nationality or country of origin

Burt (Hindi: बुर्ट, Russian: Бурт) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as: Buřt or Bürt. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,931st most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 114,884 people. The surname Burt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Burt are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 43,683rd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 16,384 people.

Burt is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 36,752 people, or 1 in 9,862. In The United States Burt is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 107 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Burt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Burt last name rose 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 6 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burt last name is primarily Catholic (38%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Burt are 14.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Burt earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning 296,366 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning R 233,820 per year; in United States they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $43,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buřt9282/
Bürt923/
Burte893,556/
Burtt892,451/
Burts891,824/
Burth891,152/
Bhurt89894/
Bourt89243/
Burdt89236/
Buhrt8966/
Buert893/
Buirt892/
Baurt892/
Beurt891/
Buurt891/
Butrt891/
Burrt890/
Bur8616,317/
Burtch802,406/
Buiret80324/
Bourht80273/
Burtts80152/
Bhurte80150/
Buhrts8066/
Burthe8034/
Buhrtz8034/
Buirts8011/
Bourte8011/
Beurts8010/
Buerth804/
Bourdt804/
Butrtz803/
Burths802/
Burtsh802/
Burtte802/
Burhte801/
Burtcz801/
Bourtz801/
Baurte801/
Bhurtd801/
Beurth801/
Buyret801/
Buehrt801/
Bhaurt801/
Bhurts801/
Bhurtt801/
Burdth800/
Burrdt800/
Baur7543,495/
Burr7532,423/
Bour7515,973/
Buhr7512,420/
Burd759,222/
Bort757,585/
Bure757,291/
Burh753,393/
Buur751,522/
Burz751,513/
Butr75569/
Hbur75240/
Beur75146/
Bhur75113/
Buir7575/
Burø7564/
Burč7523/
Wurt7512/
Burp756/
Burć756/
Vurt753/
Burź751/
Busr751/
Burtova73629/
Beurthe7346/
Burtová735/
Burtowa735/
Burtsch731/
Bhure6724,863/
Wurth674,849/
Boure673,094/
Burre672,890/
Burgy671,934/
Baure671,516/
Bgour671,499/
Bahur67706/
Bordt67633/
Wurts67551/
Buirette67548/
Bhaur67538/
Buire67474/
Burds67471/
Buhyr67267/
Bourd67227/
Burcz67199/
Burdz67129/
Beure67116/
Butrr67110/
Bhirt6783/
Buhrz6775/
Bourh6770/
Bortt6765/
Bohur6761/
Vurts6759/
Biert6759/
Bouhr6756/
Bhutr6751/
Buird6730/
Bürth6730/
Bhuur6723/
Bauhr6720/
Bhuir6719/
Buttr6719/
Baurr6713/
Bührt6712/
Boort6710/
Bhurr679/
Baurd679/
Bhour677/
Boert677/
Burhe676/
Bourr676/
Bujre675/
Buyrd675/
Buyre675/
Busre675/
Burøe675/
Bouër674/
Hburh674/
Vurth673/
Boutr673/
Buthr672/
Burdh672/
Bhort672/
Vurtz672/
Burzì672/
Beurh672/
Buihr671/
Burehett671/
Burgehet671/
Burhs671/
Burddtte671/
Borzt671/
Bourz671/
Beurr671/
Wurte671/
Burrh671/
Burph671/
Vurte671/
Boujr671/
Bhurd671/
Bau'r671/
Bauër671/
Buitr671/
Burrd670/
Beurd670/
Bourp670/
Wurtt670/
Burpp670/
Wourt670/

Burt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burt in the Hindi language
बुर्टburta93.75
बुर्तburta6.25
Burt in the Russian language
Буртburt-

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