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Bratton Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: variant spelling of Bratten. English: habitational name from any of the places called Bratten (in Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) or from Bratton Clovelly or Bratton Fleming in Devon. The Shropshire and Somerset places are named with Old English broc ‘hook’ + tun ‘settlement’. The Wiltshire and Devon names are from Old English br?c ‘newly cultivated ground’ + tun.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Gratton, Branton, Brayton, Braxton, Brinton, Gritton, Brenton

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Bratton Family Origin

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Bratton Family Occupations

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    9%

  • Farm Labourer

    6%

  • Bricklayer

    3%

  • Farm Laborer

    3%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Bratton family was Farm Laborer. Agricultural Labourer, Farm Labourer and Bricklayer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bratton. The most common Bratton occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 9% of Bratton's were Agricultural Labourers.

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Bratton Life Expectancy

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