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Brockton
How to Pronounce Brockton
Pronounced BROK-tun /ˈbrɒk.tən/High
Meaning: Brockton is a surname and place-name used as a given name. It comes from the Old English brocc, 'badger', plus tun, 'settlement' or 'town', giving 'badger town' — and it names the city of Brockton, Massachusetts, which helped carry it into first-name use.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Brockton began as an English place-name and surname, from brocc, 'badger', and tun, 'enclosure' or 'town'. Carried to America, it named a Massachusetts city and, like Brayden and Colton, joined the wave of -ton and -den surnames adopted as boys' first names.
As a given name it is rare and recent, appearing in small numbers and cresting around 2007 amid the surname-name trend. A Brockton today is most likely a child or young adult; the name reads as contemporary rather than vintage, riding the ongoing fashion for place- and surname-names.
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What does the name Brockton mean?
Brockton is a surname and place-name from the Old English brocc, 'badger', and tun, 'town', meaning 'badger settlement'.
How do you pronounce Brockton?
It's said BROK-tun /ˈbrɒk.tən/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Brockton a boy or girl name?
Brockton is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Brockton?
Brockton is rare in the U.S., a modern surname- and place-name that peaked in the two-thousands.