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Name Bretton
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English, French
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɹɛt.ən/(English)
Other Forms FormsBreton (French); Britton (English)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

habitational name from any of the places called from Bretton in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, both of which mean "settlement of the Britons", from Old English brettas "Briton" and tun "enclosure, settlement". English Variant of Breton and Britton. Used by one of the martyrs of England John Bretton (1527-1598).
Added 3/31/2025 by Paradiso36