Brenton

Gender:
Origin: English
45 famous people named Brenton found on Wikipedia.
14425 male, 18 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 1208-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 261-th in year 1984
Used in: English

Meanings

Brenton is an English place name and surname. The surname Brenton indicates that one's ancestors came from a place called Brenton near Exminster, England, the original meaning of which was "Bryni's homestead". Bryni was an Old English given name based on the word bryne, "flame". (Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Brenton is now also used as a given name in English speaking countries. It has been one of the thousand most common names for boys born in the United States since 1966. The name can be commonly found in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Habitational name primarily from Brenton near Exminster, possibly named in Old English as Breningtun settlement. Means: hilltop.

Famous People: 45 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Brenton Thwaites 1989 Australian actor
2 Brenton Wood 1941 American singer
3 Brenton Butler case
4 Brenton G. Hayden American businessman
5 Brenton L. Saunders 1970 American businessman
6 Brenton Bersin 1990 American football player
7 Howard Brenton 1942 Playwright
8 Brenton Sanderson 1974 Australian rules footballer
9 Brenton Brown 1973 American musician
10 Brenton Lawrence 1984 Australian rugby league player
11 Tony Brenton 1950 British diplomat
12 Brenton Rickard 1983 Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
13 William Brenton 1700 Rhode Island colonial governor
14 Tommy Brenton 1989 American professional basketball player
15 Samuel Brenton 1810 American politician
16 Brenton Spencer Canadian film director
17 Brenton Griffiths 1991 Jamaican footballer
18 Brenton Bowen 1983 Australian rugby league player
19 Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton 1807 British translator
20 Brenton Lengel 1983
21 Brenton Broadstock 1952 Australian composer
22 Sir Jahleel Brenton, 1st Baronet 1770 British admiral
23 Brenton Phillips 1962 Australian rules footballer and coach
24 Edward Pelham Brenton 1774 British Royal Navy officer & historian
25 Will Brenton 1962 British television director, producer and writer
26 Brenton Jones 1991 Cyclist
27 Brenton Parchment 1982 Jamaican cricketer
28 Brenton Adcock 1963 Australian rules footballer
29 Brenton G. Yorgason Mormon Writer
30 Brenton Halliburton 1774 Canadian judge
31 Brenton Harris 1969 Australian footballer
32 Brenton Miels 1948 Australian rules footballer
33 Lynn Brenton 1889 American baseball player
34 Brenton Best 1963 Australian politician
35 Brenton Klaebe 1966 Australian rules footballer
36 Brenton Cabello 1981 Olympic swimmer
37 Marianne Brenton 1933 Member of Massachusetts House of Representatives
38 Brenton Pomery 1973 Australian rugby league player
39 Francis Brenton 1927 Sailor
40 J. Brenton St. John 1910 Canadian politician
41 James Brenton 1736 Canadian politician
42 Brenton Vilcins 1966 Australian rules footballer
43 Edward Brabazon Brenton 1763 Canadian judge
44 Brenton Dodge 1847 Canadian politician
45 Brenton Birmingham 1974