Brassington

English

Alternative forms

• Brasington

Etymology

From an unattested Old English personal name Brandsige + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Proper noun

Brassington (countable and uncountable, plural Brassingtons)

1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2354).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brassington is the 60505^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 333 individuals. Brassington is most common among White (92.49%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brassington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 218.

Anagrams

• Brasingtons