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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BROCKETT

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Scottish: habitational name from a place called Brocket in Ayrshire.
2. Scottish and English: from Middle English bro(c)ket, a term denoting a stag in its second year with its first horns (diminutive of Old French brock), probably applied as a nickname.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)