Brereton Family History
Brereton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Brereton in Cheshire and Staffordshire and sometimes from Brearton in Yorkshire or Brierton in Durham. Brereton in Staffordshire is named with Old English brǣr brēr ‘briar’ + Old English dūn ‘hill’ as its final element; the others are named with Old English brǣr brēr ‘briar’ + tūn ‘enclosure settlement’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022