Broughton

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

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). ^[1]
   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). ^[2]
   4. A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, which includes Great Broughton and Little Broughton. ^[3]
   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). ^[4]
   7. A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235). ^[5]
   8. A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9609). ^[6]
   9. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8375). ^[7]
   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). ^[8]
   12. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4238). ^[9]
   13. A hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO8091). ^[10]
   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. ^[11]
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.

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

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