Brotherton
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Brotherston
Etymology
From Old English brōþor (“brother”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Bretherton.
Proper noun
Brotherton (countable and uncountable, plural Brothertons)
- A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4825). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brotherton is the 6654th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5086 individuals. Brotherton is most common among White (92.49%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brotherton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.