Given name & surname

Brassington

“enclosure; settlement”

Brassington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Brassington goes back to a word meaning “enclosure; settlement.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Brassington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Brassington’s family of names

In English usage, Brassington as a surname has a related form in BRASINGTON.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Similar names

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Old English

Brampton

“broom plant”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Brearton

“briar”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Brereton

“briar”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Middle English

Allington

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

93% boys · 7% girls

Old English

Abington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Brunton

“stream”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Adlington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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surnames · Modern

Brixton

Brixton is a masculine given name from Old English.

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95% boys · 5% girls

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