Branthwaite

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Branfoot, Brumfitt

Etymology

From Old English brǣmel (“bramble”) + thwaite.

Proper noun

Branthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Branthwaites)

1. A hamlet in Dean civil parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0524).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Branthwaite is the 15826^th most common surname in England, belonging to 322 individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Branthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217.
• Forebears