Branston
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Old English personal name Brant + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
editBranston (countable and uncountable, plural Branstons)
- A village in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8129).
- A large village in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0267).
- A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2221).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Branston is the 147253rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 112 individuals. Branston is most common among White (83.04%) and Black/African American (11.61%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Branston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Leicestershire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Leicestershire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Villages in Staffordshire, England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Staffordshire, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English