Brackstone

English

Etymology

From Middle English breken (“to break”) + ston (“stone”), an occupational surname for a stonemason.

Proper noun

Brackstone (plural Brackstones)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Brackstone is the 10501^st most common surname in England, belonging to 561 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brackstone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212.
• Forebears