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brenton Name Meaning and History

English (Devon): habitational name primarily from Brenton near Exminster, possibly named in Old English as Br¯ningtun ‘settlement (Old English tun) associated with Br¯ni’ (a personal name from Old English bryne ‘fire’, ‘flame’), or from any of the places mentioned at Brinton.

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Distribution of brenton Families in the US in 1920
Number of brenton families
 37-71
 13-36		 1-12
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James A. Brenton SHADOW5779 1
William Nicholas BRENTON PaulGRalph 1
John S Brenton dob:1885, co br5sher 2
who was Lavinia Boomer b. 1852 Hants, Nova Scotia m. Brenton perksmom 1
Brentons in Cornwall, UK valerie2510 44
Charles and Faith (Sherry) Brenton linda_sherry 9
The Brenton Family in MD myshadow1431 0
Brenton family in Missouri Wendy Schmidt 9
Brentons jpaterson76 0
John Brenton obit, Halifax 1905 hughwilliams 1
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