Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BROUGHTON
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town on the hill; a village in Flintshire, England.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BROUGHTON. From Broughton, co. Stafford, andfii'St assumed by a descendant of Hugh de Vernon (Baron of Bhipbrook, temp. Will. I.) in or about the reign of Edw. I.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English