Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BURT
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
Related and similar surnames
BirtBart
Barte
Baert
Baret
Barta
Barett
Barto
Barts
Bartoo
Barette
Bartes
Bartee
Bartoe
Baarts
Barth
Bartie
Barrt
Bahrt
Bartt
Bairt
Baart
Barrtt
Bartte
Bardt
Baerte
Barete
Baaret
Baerdt
Bahrdt
Barti
Baardt
Bairdt
Bareht
Bardtt
Baorte
Barettt
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.
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.