Brotherton
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Brotherston
Etymology edit
From Old English brōþor (“brother”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Bretherton.
Proper noun edit
Brotherton (countable and uncountable, plural Brothertons)
- A village in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4825).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- 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.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brotherton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.