# Burton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɜː.tən/ · frequency rank #9,575

## Definitions
1. An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
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## Etymology
Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.

## Easily confused with
- **Byron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burton-vs-byron)
- **button** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burton-vs-button)
- **Buxton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burton-vs-buxton)
- **buttons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burton-vs-buttons)
- **burn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burn-vs-burton)
- **Burt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burt-vs-burton)
- **baron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baron-vs-burton)
- **baton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baton-vs-burton)
- **boron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-burton)
- **Boston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boston-vs-burton)
- **burden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burden-vs-burton)
- **Bolton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolton-vs-burton)
- **Barton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barton-vs-burton)
- **Benton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benton-vs-burton)
- **Barron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barron-vs-burton)
- **burrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burrow-vs-burton)
- **Breton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-burton)
- **Briton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-burton)
- **buffon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buffon-vs-burton)
- **Beaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaton-vs-burton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bburton`, `bruton`, `burotn`, `burrton`, `burtno`, `burtonn`, `burtton`, `butron`, `ubrton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/burton