indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Meaning & History
Habitational name from any of the places called Bratten (in Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) or from Bratton Clovelly or Bratton Fleming in Devon. The Shropshire and Somerset places are named with Old English brōc "brook" + tūn "settlement". The Wiltshire and Devon names are from Old English bræc " newly cultivated ground" + tūn.