Broad town or hillside settlement
A modern English surname-style name likely derived from the Old English elements 'brad', meaning broad, and 'tun', meaning settlement or enclosure. It may also be a variant of the English surname Brayton, which refers to a town on a hillside or near a broad meadow.
Less common today
Braeton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,653 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
