Brickland Family History

Perhaps from Birklands in Edwinstowe (Notts), which is recorded as Birchewude in 1203 and Birkelund(e) in the 13th century, and with the metathesized forms Brikland in 1474 and Brykkeland in 1530.

The place-name derives from Old English birce ‘birch’ + wudu ‘wood’, but was remodelled as if from Old Scandinavian birki ‘birch’ + lúndr ‘small wood, grove’.

However, no medieval bearers of this surname can be found, and so it may have an alternative unknown origin.