Brearton

English

Etymology

From Old English brǣr (“briar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Brearton (countable and uncountable, plural Breartons)

1. A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE322610).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brearton is the 106096^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 168 individuals. Brearton is most common among White (98.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brearton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.