From the town of Bryni; settlement of the firebrand
An English habitational surname derived from several places in England. It typically combines an Old English personal name, such as Bryni (meaning 'firebrand' or 'brown'), with the suffix '-tun', meaning an enclosure, farmstead, or settlement.
Less common today
Brinton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,396 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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