Meaning:
Its source is an Old English expression meaning "Promontory."
Alternative Spellings: Brentan and Brenten
Popularity:
The name Brenton ranked 810th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 920th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
The name might have originally referred to those burned or branded as a punishment for some criminal offense.
