Brereton
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English
Etymology
From Old English brǣr (“briar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Brereton (countable and uncountable, plural Breretons)
- A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ777642). [1]
- A village in Brereton and Ravenhill parish, Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK053164).
- An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
- A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brereton is the 20010th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1338 individuals. Brereton is most common among White (76.31%) and Black/African American (18.31%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brereton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.