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There are approximately 10,069 people named Broughton in the UK. That makes it the 1,049th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 159 are named Broughton.

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 Broughton surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A town on the hill; a village in Flintshire, England.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BROUGHTON. From Broughton, co. Stafford, andfii'St assumed by a descendant of Hugh de Vernon (Baron of Bhipbrook, temp. Will. I.) in or about the reign of Edw. I.

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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