Brassington
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From an unattested Old English personal name Brandsige + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
Brassington (countable and uncountable, plural Brassingtons)
- A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2354).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brassington is the 60505th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 333 individuals. Brassington is most common among White (92.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brassington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 218.
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