Brokenborough
English
Alternative forms
- Brokenbrow
Etymology
From Old English brocen (“broken; uneven”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).
Proper noun
Brokenborough (countable and uncountable, plural Brokenboroughs)
- A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST918892).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brokenborough is the 140157th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 119 individuals. Brokenborough is most common among White (92.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brokenborough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN