Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BURT
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic.) Burt, quizzing, joking; also, in English, a kind of fish. Buurt, Dutch, a hamlet, consisting only of a few houses; a neighborhood.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BURT. The trivial name of a fish ; but the surname is no doubt derived from the A-Sax. beorht, bright, clear, splendid. The founder of the family was probably a " shining character." Berte, however, is found as a personal name in H.E.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Nickname
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English