# Burt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/burt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,475 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,331 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,662 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (25,649 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɝt/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Burt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Burt in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Burt

- Edward Angus Burt, American mycologist (1859–1939)
- Donald Graham Burt, American film production designer
- Jo Burt, British bassist
- Clarissa Burt, American actress
- William Austin Burt, American politician (1792–1858)
- SoFaygo, American rapper and singer from Georgia

## Similar surnames

Burd, Birt, Bart, Bert, Burda, Burtt, Burritt, Burdo, Bort, Barrett, Byrd, Brady.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.