Broughton
See also: brought on
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
editBroughton (countable and uncountable, plural Broughtons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburb and civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8939). [1]
- A civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, which includes Great Broughton and Little Broughton. [2]
- A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235). [3]
- A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9609). [4]
- A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4238). [5]
- A village in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1136).
- A large village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3363).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Broughton is the 2918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12273 individuals. Broughton is most common among White (66.09%) and Black/African American (28.82%) individuals.
References
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.
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