Släkthistoria för Brixton
Brixton Vad efternamn betyder
from any of various places named Brixton such as the parish in Devon which is recorded as Brikeston' in 1200 or from Brighstone (IoW) which is recorded as Brihtwiston in 121 Brixton (Devon) derives from an uncertain first element + Old English tūn ‘farmstead settlement’; the other places so named (Devon Surrey Wilts) have different etymologies. Brighstone (IoW) derives from an Old English personal name Beorhtwīg in the genitive case with -es + Old English tūn.
Källa: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021
