Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BURTON
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town in Leicestershire, England. The name signifies either the town on the hill, or, as Bailey says, the Bur-town, from the abundance of burs growing thereabouts. There are several places by this name in England.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BURTON. A fortified enclosure. (ASax.). Hence the names of no less than forty parishes and places in England, and hence the commonness of this surname. The B.'s of Longuer are deduced from Boerton or Burton, in Condover, co. Salop, B.L.G.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English