Brundrett Family History

English (Lancashire and Cheshire): from the Middle English personal name Brun(d)red Brondred (Old English Brūnrǣd) composed of elements meaning ‘bright shining’ (of weapons) and ‘wise counsel’ sometimes altered to Brandred and Brandreth by association with Middle English brand-reth ‘trivet; iron tripod for supporting cooking-pots above a fire’ (Old English brand-rād brand-rēd influenced by Old Norse brand-reith).

The surname may have originated from a single bearer in 13th-century Cheshire. Brandreth also occurs as a fieldname with senses such as ‘triangular shaped piece of land’ or ‘boundary field where three parishes meet’ but this are not an obvious source for a surname.

The Brundrit in Baguley Cheshire not on record until 1838 (as Brundrette) may have taken its name from the surname. Compare Brandreth and Bundrick.