Bretherton

English

Etymology

From Old English brēþer, dative form of brōþor (“brother”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Brotherton.

Proper noun

Bretherton (countable and uncountable, plural Brethertons)

1. A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4720).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bretherton is the 148347^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 111 individuals. Bretherton is most common among White (92.79%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bretherton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.