Brotherton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Brotherston

Etymology

From Old English brōþor (“brother”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Bretherton.

Proper noun

Brotherton (countable and uncountable, plural Brothertons)

1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4825).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brotherton is the 6654^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5086 individuals. Brotherton is most common among White (92.49%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brotherton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.