Brunton
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English
Etymology
From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.
Proper noun
Brunton (countable and uncountable, plural Bruntons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).
- A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2456).
- A hamlet near Cupar, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3220).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brunton is the 14070th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2139 individuals. Brunton is most common among White (91.91%) individuals.
Noun
Brunton (plural Bruntons)
- (informal) Synonym of Brunton compass
- 2009, Tom Freeman, Procedures in Field Geology, page 13:
- USING A BRUNTON AS A PROTRACTOR
If you find yourself without a protractor for plotting rays on a map in the field—as you must do when triangulating—you can first field-orient your map and then use the Brunton as a protractor […]
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brunton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 240.