Bretton

English

Etymology

From Old English Brett (“Briton”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Bretton (countable and uncountable, plural Brettons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb and civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF1600).
   2. A hamlet in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2077).
   3. A village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3563).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Bretton Woods
• Broughton and Bretton
• Monk Bretton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bretton is the 74141^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 261 individuals. Bretton is most common among White (90.04%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Robnett