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Brereton
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English
Etymology
From en ang brǣr briar + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɹɪətən/ RP
Proper noun
~ s
en cpar in dist/Cheshire East co/Cheshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ777642. Parish map (Cheshire)
en village par/Brereton and Ravenhill dist/Cannock Chase co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SK053164.
en ucomm co/Fulton County s/Illinois c/US.
en village par/Saint Philip c/Barbados.
en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Brereton is the 20010th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1338 individuals. Brereton is most common among White (76.31%) and Black/African American (18.31%) individuals.
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