# Brunton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/brunton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,138 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,070 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 144,409 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (2,029 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brunton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Brunton in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Brunton

- Richard Henry Brunton, British engineer (1841-1901)
- Lauder Brunton, British doctor (1844-1916)
- William Brunton, British engineer

## Similar surnames

Brandon, Branton, Brinton, Brenton, Brant, Brent, Brunette, Brunet, Brantner, Brunetti, Brunt, Bryant.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.