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There are approximately 3,359 people named Brereton in the UK. That makes it the 2,987th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 53 are named Brereton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Brereton surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BRERETON. One of tlie great Cliesliire families wlio cau be proved to have existed at or near the time of tlie Oouquest, and are yet unnoticed in Domesd. Ormerod. They came over with the Conqueror, in the train of Hugh Lupus, with Gilbert de Venables, to whom they were apparently related, and settled at Brereton, from which place the name was assumed as early as temp. William Eufus.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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