Burton (name)
| Burton |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"A town in Leicestershire" (Location) |
| Region of origin |
England |
| Footnotes: [1] |
Burton is a surname that has its origins from a town in Leicestershire, England.[2]
People surnamed Burton
- Baron Burton is a peerage title created in 1886 and 1887 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Adam Burton, better known as Maxwell Atoms, American animator
- Alexander Burton, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Alfred Henry Burton, New Zealand Photographer
- Amanda Burton (born 1957), Northern Irish actress
- Amanda Burton (netballer), Australian netball player
- Andy Burton, Canadian politician
- Beryl Burton (1937-1996), English racing cyclist
- Bob Burton (journalist), Australian journalist
- Bob Burton, Jr., American speedcuber
- Brandie Burton (born 1972), U.S. professional golfer
- Brett Burton (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
- Brian Burton better known as Danger Mouse, U.S. producer and disc jockey
- Charles E. Burton (1846-1882), Irish astronomer
- Charlotte Burton U.S. silent film actress
- Clarence Burton, U.S. silent film actor
- Clarence M. Burton, Detroit historian and philanthropist
- Cliff Burton (1962-1986), Former Metallica bassist
- Corey Burton (born 1955), U.S. voice actor
- Dan Burton, U.S. Congressman
- Decimus Burton (1800-1881), English architect and garden designer
- Deon Burton (born 1976), English-Jamaican footballer
- Dick Burton (golfer), British golfer
- Francis Nathaniel Burton (1766-1832), British colonial administrator
- Frederick Burton (cricketer) (1865–1929), Australian cricketer
- Frederick William Burton (1815-1900), Irish painter
- Gary Burton (born 1943), U.S. jazz vibraphone player
- Gary Burton (DJ), British disk jockey
- Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964), U.S politician and Supreme Court Justice
- Harry Burton (actor), British actor and director; professional stage name of Matthew Burton, son of Humphrey Burton
- Harry Burton (Egyptologist), British egyptologist
- Henry Burton (puritan) (1578-1648), English puritan
- Henry Burton (Conservative politician) (1876–1947), British Conservative MP for Sudbury 1924–1945
- Henry Burton (South African politician) (1866–1935), advocate and liberal cabinet minister in the first Union government; Privy Councillor
- Henry Burton-Peters (1792–1875), Whig MP for Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) 1830–1837
- Henry Burton Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury, British barrister and judge
- Harry Burton (journalist)
- Hilarie Burton (born 1982), U.S. actress
- Humphrey Burton, CBE (born 1931), British classical music presenter, broadcaster, director, producer, and biographer of musicians
- Hutchins Gordon Burton (1774-1832), U.S. politician
- Jake Burton Carpenter (born 1954), U.S. snowboarder
- James Burton (disambiguation)
- Jared Burton (born 1981), U.S. baseball player
- Jeff Burton (born 1967), U.S. stock car racing driver
- Jenny Burton (born 1957), U.S. rhythm and blues singer
- Jeremiah Burton (1816-1905), U.S. farmer and preacher in Burton, Georgia
- Joan Burton (born 1949), Irish politician
- John Burton (disambiguation)
- Kate Burton (disambiguation)
- Katherine Burton (1890-1969), US social activist and Catholic convert
- Ken Burton (born 1970), British chorist, composer and recording artist
- Kristopher Burton (born 1980), Australia-born Italian rugby player
- Lance Burton (born 1960), U.S. magician
- LeVar Burton (born 1957), U.S. actor
- Margaret E. Burton, U.S. missionary to China and Japan
- Marion LeRoy Burton (1874-1925), U.S. scholar
- Mark Burton (born 1956), New Zealand politician
- Montague Burton (1885-1952), founder of Burton clothes shops
- Norman Burton, U.S. actor
- Peter Burton, British actor
- Phillip Burton, U.S. politician
- Ralph Burton (died 1768), British soldier in Canada
- Raymond S. Burton, U.S. politician
- 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
- Dolla (rapper)(Roderick Burton) (1987-2009), Rapper from Atlanta, Decatur
- Ron Burton (1936-2003), U.S. football player
- Sala Burton, U.S. politician
- Steve Burton (disambiguation)
- Theodore E. Burton (1851-1929), U.S. 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), U.S. film director
- Tommie Burton (1878–1946), West Indian cricketer
- Tony Burton, U.S. actor
- Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968), U.S. illustrator and children's book author
- Walter John Burton, New Zealand Photographer
- Ward Burton (born 1961), U.S. stock car racing driver
- William Burton (disambiguation)
- Burton Francis Alexander IV (disambiguation)
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