# Broughton
## English
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

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

#### Derived terms

* Broughton and Bretton
* Broughton and Old Dalby
* Broughton Astley
* Broughton Cross
* Broughton Gifford
* Broughton Hamlet
* Broughton in Furness
* Broughton West
* Church Broughton
* Drakes Broughton
* Great Broughton
* Little Broughton
* Nether Broughton
* Upper Broughton

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Broughton is the 2918th 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.

### References

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.
* ↑ Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Cambridgeshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Cumbria)
* ↑ Parish map (Hampshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Lancashire)
* ↑ Parish map (Lincolnshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Northamptonshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Ryedale)
* ↑ Parish map (Oxfordshire)
* ↑ List of United Kingdom locations: Broo-Brt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* ↑ Community map (Wrexham)