The Brereton name originates from a place name, Brereton in Cheshire, England. It is listed in the Doomsday book as Bretone and was therefore in existence prior to the Doomsday survey. We even know the name of the person who ruled the area at that time.arpenter, Miller, Baker; or a name which records the type of person, e.g. Smart, Pretty, Small; and then there are the names which decribe locality. The name Brereton means place of the brier (rose) or a place covered with briers. Place means ton, and so we have Brier-ton .