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語源

From 古期英語 beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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固有名詞

Broughton (countable and uncountable, plural Broughtons)

1. (uncountable) A number of places in the United Kingdom:
   1. A suburb and civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8939).
   2. A hamlet in Broughton Hamlet parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8413).
   3. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2877).
   4. A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, which includes Great Broughton and Little Broughton.
   5. An area in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, comprising Broughton Park, Higher Broughton and Lower Broughton.
   6. A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3032).
   7. A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235).
   8. A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9609).
   9. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8375).
   10. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9451).
   11. A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673).
   12. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4238).
   13. A hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO8091).
   14. A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7633).
   15. An inner northern suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2574).
   16. A small settlement on Westray, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY4448).
   17. A village in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1136).
   18. A large village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3363).
   19. A small village in Wick community, Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9271).
   20. A community (civil parish) in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales, that includes New Broughton and Pentre Broughton.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. A village in Mayberry Township, Hamilton County, Illinois.
   2. A village in Jackson Township, Paulding County, Ohio.
   3. An unincorporated community in South Park Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. A ghost town in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. A village in Westmoreland parish, Jamaica.
5. A place in Australia:
   1. A rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland.
   2. A locality in the Shire of West Wimmera and Shire of Hindmarsh, Victoria.
6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Broughton is the 2918 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12273 individuals. Broughton is most common among White (66.09%) and Black/African American (28.82%) individuals.

参照

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.