Broughton

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Etymology

From Old English beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Broughton (countable and uncountable, plural Broughtons)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A civil parish in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England, which includes Great Broughton and Little Broughton.
    2. A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235).
    3. A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9609).
    4. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4238).
    5. A village in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1136).
    6. A large village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3363).
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Broughton is the 2918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12273 individuals. Broughton is most common among White (66.09%) and Black/African American (28.82%) individuals.

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