Meanings
burton1
plural burtons
- archaicAn arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
- archaicStorage of cargo athwartships.
Burton2
- An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
- A male given name.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A locality in Navajo County, Arizona.
- A former town in Rabun County, Georgia, now submerged.
- A township in McHenry County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky.
- A city in Genesee County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community and inactive township in Howard County, Missouri.
- A tiny village in Keya Paha County, Nebraska.
- A village and township in Geauga County, Ohio.
- A minor city in Washington County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community on Vashon Island, King County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin.
- A place in Canada:
- A settlement in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.
- A rural community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
- A settlement in western Prince Edward Island.
- A number of places in England and Wales:
- A small village in Duddon and Burton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).
- A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).
- A village in Burton and Winkton parish, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1694).
- A civil parish (served by Burton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).
- A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Burton upon Trent: a civil parish and market town in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire.
- A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).
- A village in Rossett community, Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).
- A place in Australia:
- A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland.
- A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
Origin
Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.
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burton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burton
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