Brassington
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom an unattested Old English personal name Brandsige + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
editBrassington (countable and uncountable, plural Brassingtons)
- A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2354).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brassington is the 60505th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 333 individuals. Brassington is most common among White (92.49%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brassington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 218.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Derbyshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Derbyshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English