Brearton
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English
Etymology
From Old English brǣr (“briar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Brearton (countable and uncountable, plural Breartons)
- A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE322610).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brearton is the 106096th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 168 individuals. Brearton is most common among White (98.21%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brearton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.