Broughton
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun[edit]
Broughton (countable and uncountable, plural Broughtons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A civil parish in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England, which includes Great Broughton and Little Broughton.
- A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235).
- A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9609).
- A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4238).
- A village in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1136).
- A large village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3363).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Broughton is the 2918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12273 individuals. Broughton is most common among White (66.09%) and Black/African American (28.82%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.
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