Brompton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒm(p)tən/, (dated) /ˈbɹʌm(p)tən/ === Proper noun === Brompton (countable and uncountable, plural Bromptons) A number of places in England: An area and council ward in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, including the South Kensington and Knightsbridge areas (OS grid ref TQ2779). Related terms: West Brompton. A suburb in Medway district, Kent, between Chatham and Gillingham (OS grid ref TQ7668). A village and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3796). A civil parish (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district. A hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SO2593). A hamlet near Cross Houses, Berrington parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5407). A borough in the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Brompton is the 23336th most common surname in England, belonging to 180 individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brompton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233.