as a Last Name
- 1,718
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Brenton
Meaning & Origins
English (Devon): habitational name primarily from Brenton near Exminster, possibly named in Old English as Brȳningtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Brȳni’ (a personal name from Old English bryne ‘fire’, ‘flame’), or from any of the places mentioned at Brinton.
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- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,718
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Indiana
- has the most people named Brenton per capita
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