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There are approximately 14,369 people named Burt in the UK. That makes it the 709th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 227 are named Burt.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Burt surname 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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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