How common is the last name Burton?

105,987 people in the United States have the last name Burton, about 1 in 2,820. It ranks #292 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BURTON

#292

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
105,987
About
1 in 2,820
This common or more
26.3%
Who bears it

Of the 105,987 people with the last name Burton, 64.9% reported their origin as White, 26.1% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Burton

#290 Weber · 106,260#291 Marquez · 106,054#293 Fuller · 105,864#294 Acosta · 104,841

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Burton, most common first.

#59,756 Burdon · 365#60,717 Burtin · 358

Also a first name

As a first name, Burton ranks #2,704 of 53,615, with 8,663 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1925, with 597 births. See Burton as a first name

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