Brenton is an English

place name Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often ...

and

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. The surname Brenton indicates that one's ancestors came from a place called Brenton near

Exminster Exminster is a village situated on the southern edge of the City of Exeter on the western side of the Exeter ship canal and River Exe in the county of Devon, England. It is around south of the centre of Exeter, and has a population of 3,084 (ce ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

, south West England, the original meaning of which was "Bryni's homestead". Bryni was an

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

given name based on the word ''bryne'', "flame". Brenton is now also used as a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

in English speaking countries. It has been one of the thousand most common names for boys born in the United States since 1966. The name can be commonly found in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In Australia it is particularly associated with South Australia, where it has historically been very popular. Its popularity in Australian and the US increased in the 1980s due to the TV miniseries ''

All the Rivers Run ''All the Rivers Run'' is an Australian historical novel by Nancy Cato, first published in 1958. It was adapted as a 1983 Australian television mini-series starring Sigrid Thornton and John Waters. The mini-series is marketed with the tagline ...

'', based on the 1958 novel of the same name by

Nancy Cato Nancy Fotheringham Cato (11 March 19173 July 2000) was an Australian writer who published more than twenty historical novels, biographies and volumes of poetry. Cato is also known for her work campaigning on environmental and conservation issu ...

, which contained a character named Brenton Edwards.

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* Brenton Adcock, Australian rules footballer * Brenton Bersin (born 1990), American football wide receiver *

Brenton Best Brenton Roy Best (born 13 November 1963) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1996 as a Labor member for Braddon. Biography Best was born on 13 November 1963 in Devonport, Tasmania. At the age of ...

(born 1963), Australian politician * Brenton Birmingham (born 1972), American-Icelandic basketball player *

Brenton Bowen Brenton Bowen (born 21 May 1983 in Cairns, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for the North Queensland Cowboys from 2003 to 2007 and the Gold Coast Titans in 2008. He is ...

(born 1983), Australian rugby league player *

Brenton Broadstock Brenton Thomas Broadstock (born 1952) is an Australian composer. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on Australia Day in 2014 for "significant service to music as a composer, educator and mentor". Biography Broadstock was b ...

(born 1952), Australian composer *

Brenton Brown Brenton Gifford Brown Work ID No. 884337863 ISWC No. T9126089325 (born 1 July 1973) is a dual South African and American Christian musician and worship leader. The title track "Everlasting God" on his solo album, ''Everlasting God'' was given a ...

(born 1973), South African-American Christian musician * Brenton Cabello (born 1981), Spanish swimmer * Brenton Cox Jr. (born 2000), American football player * Brenton Griffiths (born 1991), Jamaican footballer *

Brenton Grove Brenton Grove (born 9 April 1997 in Melbourne) is a racing driver from Australia. He currently competes in the 2021 GT World Challenge Australia for Grove Racing. During the 2019 season Brenton and his father Stephen represented Australia in ...

(born 1997), Australian racing driver *

Brenton Halliburton Sir Brenton Halliburton (December 27, 1774 – July 16, 1860) was the eighth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. He was the son of John Halliburton. He married the daughter of Bishop Charles Inglis, Margaret Inglis, in 179 ...

(1774–1860), Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court *

Brenton Harris Brenton Harris (born 9 October 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Harris was selected with pick 20 in the 1986 VFL Draft, one of five players that North Melbour ...

(born 1969), Australian rules footballer * Brenton G. Hayden, American entrepreneur *

Brenton Jones Brenton Jones (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Australian amateur team Inform TMX MAKE. Major results ;2012 : 10th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st ...

(born 1991), Australian racing cyclist *

Brenton Klaebe Brenton Klaebe (born 23 October 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1991. He was recruited from the Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football Lea ...

(born 1966), Australian rules footballer *

Brenton Langbein Brenton James Langbein, AO (21 January 1928 – 6 June 1993) was an Australian violinist, conductor, and composer. Life Langbein was born on 21 January 1928 in the South Australian town of Gawler to James Langbein, an accomplished pianist who h ...

(1928–1993), Australian violinist, composer, and conductor *

Brenton Lawrence Brenton Lawrence (born 29 December 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2010s. Background Lawrence was born in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. Early career Lawrence moved to Adelaide in Sou ...

(born 1984), Australian rugby league player *

Brenton Raymond Lewis Brenton Raymond Lewis was an Australian physicist, Emeritus Professor at Australian National University from 1979 to 2012. He qualified PhD and DSc at Adelaide University and was a fellow of the Institute of Physics The Institute of Physics ...

, Australian physicist *

Brenton Miels Brenton Robyn Miels (12 January 1948 – 19 October 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1965 until 1968 and then again from 1970 to 1977 during which time ...

(1948–1997), Australian rules footballer *

Brenton Metzler Brenton Metzler is an American television producer. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle as supervising producer of the HGTV show '' Elbow Room''. He had a leading role in the documentary ''F(l)ag Football'' (2015). Early li ...

, American producer *

Brenton Parchment Brenton Anthony Parchment (born 24 June 1982) is a Jamaican former professional cricketer. Born in St Elizabeth, he was the West Indies under-19 captain on the side's tour of England in 2001. This team was the only West Indies Under-19 team to ...

(born 1982), West Indian cricketer *

Brenton Phillips Brenton Phillips (born 5 November 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played mainly for the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL and North Adelaide in the SANFL. Phillips spent most of his time on the field playing as wing, half forward ...

(born 1962), former Australian rules footballer *

Brenton Pomery Brenton Pomery (born 11 March 1973), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the North Sydney Bears from 1995 to 1996, the Western Suburbs Magpies from 1998 to 1999, the West ...

(born 1973), Australian rugby league player *

Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard (born 19 October 1983) is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games. He has captured multiple Olympic and World Championship medals, as ...

(born 1983), Australian swimmer *

Brenton Sanderson Brenton James Sanderson (born 27 February 1974) is a former Australian rules football player and is the former senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Career Early career Originally from Adelaide, S ...

(born 1974), former Australian rules footballer * Brenton See, Australian artist *

Brenton Spencer Brenton Spencer is a Canadian film and television director and cinematographer. His television credits include '' Earth: Final Conflict'', '' Andromeda'', ''21 Jump Street'', '' Mutant X'', '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'', ''Sanctuary'', ''Stargate At ...

, Canadian film and television director *

Brenton Tarrant On 15 March 2019, two consecutive mass shootings occurred in a terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The attacks, carried out by a lone gunman who entered both mosques during Friday prayer, began at the Al Noor Mosque ...

, Australian terrorist *

Brenton Thwaites Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in 2011, he had a starring role on the series ''Slide'' and later appeared on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. Since moving to the United S ...

(born 1989), Australian actor * Brenton Vilcins (born 1966), Australian rules footballer * Brenton Weyi (born 1990), American writer *

Brenton Wood Alfred Jesse Smith (born July 26, 1941), better known as Brenton Wood, is an American singer and songwriter known for his two 1967 hit song, hit single (music), singles, "The Oogum Boogum Song" (peaking at No. 34 on the US ''Billboard (magazin ...

(born 1941), American singer and songwriter *

Brenton G. Yorgason Brenton G. "Brent" Yorgason (May 25, 1945 in Mount Pleasant, Utah – October 28, 2016) was an American novelist and writer who used themes about members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States. Many of his ...

(1945–2016), American novelist

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* Edward Brabazon Brenton (1763–1845), lawyer, judge, and politician in modern-day Canada *

Edward Pelham Brenton Captain Edward Pelham Brenton (20 July 1774 – 13 April 1839) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who military career was relatively quiet, apart from involvement in the capture of ...

(1774–1839), British officer of the Royal Navy * Francis Brenton (1927–1971?), British adventurer *

Howard Brenton Howard John Brenton FRSL (born 13 December 1942) is an English playwright and screenwriter. While little-known in the United States, he is celebrated in his home country and often ranked alongside contemporaries such as Edward Bond, Caryl Chur ...

(born 1942), English playwright and screenwriter * James Brenton (1736–1806), British politician and judge in Nova Scotia, modern-day Canada * James Brenton (1740–1782), American Revolutionary War officer * James D. Brenton, British medical scientist * Sir Jahleel Brenton, 1st Baronet, KCB (1770–1844), British admiral *

Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, 2nd Baronet (16 February 1807 – 13 June 1862)Leigh Rayment, ''The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom'', (accessed 12 Aug 2014). translated the Septuagint version ...

(1807–1862), translator of the Septuagint * Lynn Brenton (1889–1968), American baseball player * Marianne Brenton (1933–2013), American politician *

Samuel Brenton Samuel Brenton (November 22, 1810 – March 29, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana; born in Gallatin County, Kentucky. Attended the public schools; was ordained to the Methodist ministry in 1830 and served as a minister; located at Danv ...

(1810–1857), American politician from Indiana * Timothy Brenton (1970–2009), American police officer, murder victim * Tommy Brenton (born 1989), American basketball player *

Tony Brenton Sir Anthony Russell Brenton, (born 1 January 1950) is a former British diplomat. Education Brenton was educated at Peter Symonds' School, a former direct grant grammar school for boys (which subsequently became Peter Symonds College) in the ...

(born 1950), British diplomat *

Will Brenton Will Brenton is a writer/ producer- director who has worked in many areas of television and theatre, primarily through his companies Tell-Tale productions and Wish Films, both of which he founded with Iain Lauchlan. Together they gained six BA ...

, British writer and producer *

William Brenton William Brenton (c. 1610–1674) was a colonial President, Deputy Governor, and Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and an early settler of Portsmouth and Newport in the Rhode Island colony. Austin and other hist ...

(c. 1610–1674), colonial administrator in what is now the United States

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