Branthwaite

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Branfoot, Brumfitt === Etymology === From Old English brǣmel (“bramble”) + thwaite. === Proper noun === Branthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Branthwaites) A hamlet in Dean civil parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0524). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Branthwaite is the 15826th most common surname in England, belonging to 322 individuals. === References === Survey of English Place-Names === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Branthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217. Forebears