Brompton (surname)
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The name Brompton is today mainly associated with locations and businesses, and less so as an actual surname.[citation needed] Given the large number of places with the name, it is oddly surprising that it is so uncommon to come across a "Brompton."
Examples of place names include Potter Brompton in North Yorkshire (historically the East Riding of Yorkshire), Patrick Brompton, Brompton-on-Swale, as well as just Brompton on its own, all in North Yorkshire, Brompton Ralph in Somerset, and Brompton in Middlesex and Shropshire.[1]
Brompton can be traced back to the 7th century phrase "Brom-ton," meaning "Broom Village,"[citation needed] which seems to suggest that Brompton originated as a placename, before it became a surname. The earliest example of Brompton used as a surname was found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in the year 1205, which mentions Geoffry de Brunton.[citation needed] After this entry, another example is found over a hundred years later in the Devonshire County Letter Books for 1312, a William de Bromptone.[citation needed]
Notable people[edit]
People with the surname Brompton include:
- John Brompton, 15th century English chronicler
- Richard Brompton, 18th century portrait painter
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