Bretherton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English brēþer, dative form of brōþor (“brother”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Brotherton. === Proper noun === Bretherton (countable and uncountable, plural Brethertons) A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4720). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bretherton is the 148347th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 111 individuals. Bretherton is most common among White (92.79%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bretherton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.