Bret Surname

66,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bret Surname Definition:

Brito, a native of Brittany. The parish of Samford Brett, co. Somerset, was the lordship of Hugh Brito, one of the assassins of Thomas a Becket. Domesday Book abounds with Brito as a surname. No less than seven persons bearing it were tenants in chief in many counties.

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Bret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,2221:10,6751,043
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Argentina2341:182,66415,286
Spain2311:202,39013,842
Mexico1281:969,73612,932
Czechia731:145,66422,715
England381:1,466,26563,675
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
India181:42,614,743461,117
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Bret (44,553) may also be a first name.

Bret Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Brito, a native of Brittany. The parish of Samford Brett, co. Somerset, was the lordship of Hugh Brito, one of the assassins of Thomas a Becket. Domesday Book abounds with Brito as a surname. No less than seven persons bearing it were tenants in chief in many counties. They had probably served in the Conqueror's army under his great ally, Alan, earl of Brittany. Morant's Essex. Kelham's Domesd. In Scotland, Brets was a name given to the Welsh or ancient Britons in general: also to those of Strath-CIyde, to distinguish them from the Scots and Piets. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Probably contracted from Breton, a Briton; brette, French, a long sword; brat and bretyn, in the Welsh, signify an urchin.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Bretts of Notts probably possess their principal stock in a gentle family seated at Broughton two hundred years ago (Harl.) and still represented in that parish. Brett is also a Sussex surname.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bret Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bret Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bret (Hindi: ब्रेट, Russian: Брет) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bret? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 66,170th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 966,903 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Bret are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Bret is also the 20,338th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 44,553 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 6,222 people, or 1 in 10,675. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 35 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found. Aside from France this last name exists in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Bret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bret has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bret last name expanded 551 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bret Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bret surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Bret earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 29.66% less than the national average, earning $15,969,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $50,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.53% more than the national average, earning $76,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brett8933,937/
Breit897,612/
Breyt895,157/
Brest894,955/
Briet893,133/
Breet891,776/
Breth89916/
Bredt89476/
Brete89471/
Breut89349/
Brejt89180/
Brets89147/
Breat8990/
Brezt898/
Breht896/
Bre't891/
Breît891/
Hbret891/
Bre862,157/
Brecht8011,069/
Breedt806,028/
Brette801,720/
Breite80651/
Breidt80616/
Breest80381/
Breith80221/
Bretch80121/
Brethe80113/
Bretts8093/
Breitz8074/
Breast8071/
Brestt8070/
Breste8039/
Breatt8014/
Breitt8013/
Breits805/
Breyts804/
Brrett804/
Bresht803/
Breatz803/
Briett803/
Brettz802/
Breeth801/
Bresth801/
Breete801/
Brejdt801/
Brests801/
Bretsh801/
Bhrete801/
Breddt801/
Breeht801/
Breett800/
Breath800/
Breist800/
Breets800/
Brieth800/
Breiht800/
Breadt800/
Bredth800/
Bresst800/
Brea7522,802/
Bree759,046/
Brey758,287/
Breu756,202/
Bres755,551/
Brie753,496/
Brit751,800/
Brei751,363/
Bred751,191/
Brez75878/
Breh75870/
Breś75755/
Bryt75450/
Brej75317/
Breß75100/
Brée7558/
Brer7534/
Vret7534/
Brge7511/
Bhre7511/
Brep7511/
Wret759/
Breš755/
Breň754/
Brre753/
Hbre751/
Bære751/
Breć751/
Brhe751/
Brje751/
Brze751/
Breï751/
Bretsch73555/
Bretová7373/
Brettås736/
Breesth735/
Bretova733/
Breathe732/
Brechts732/
Breicht732/
Breatte732/
Breecht731/
Breadth731/
Brestte731/
Breiteh731/
Brescht731/
Brestts731/
Breedtd731/
Breatch730/
Brechte730/
Breette730/
Brrecht730/
Britt6745,849/
Breed677,064/
Briot674,828/
Brite672,795/
Brees672,750/
Breej672,723/
Breis672,129/
Brech671,937/
Breer671,799/
Brait671,514/
Bress671,295/
Breaz67855/
Brayt67854/
Vriet67596/
Breid67416/
Brist67405/
Breij67378/
Bread67360/
Breas67325/
Bryte67324/
Bresh67302/
Bried67278/
Breiz67221/
Breez67191/
Briey67157/
Bruit67146/
Wreth67140/
Breitsch67126/
Brettová67116/
Bresz67102/
Broit6788/
Brith6783/
Wredt6767/
Briët6759/
Bryts6755/
Brätz6737/
Bærøe6736/
Broyt6735/
Breetsch6734/
Breitová6733/
Brije6731/
Breyd6729/
Børre6723/
Været6723/
Brethová6721/
Brytt6718/
Breys6718/
Briht6714/
Breih6713/
Brehr6713/
Brehs6711/
Bräth6711/
Børge679/
Breud679/
Brrey679/
Briea678/
Bredh678/
Breds678/
Briej677/
Bryth677/
Brojt677/
Bryst676/
Wrete675/
Brezz675/
Brajt675/
Bråge675/
Breïh675/
B'Rey673/
Bredd673/
Vrett673/
Brihe673/
Brätt673/
Brettova673/
Brejs673/
Bårje673/
Brred672/
Bresstte672/
Breea672/
Bhree672/
Breës672/
Bresd672/
Breytova671/
Brhea671/
Brheh671/
Brrge671/
Bhrer671/
Bhrge671/
Bhrit671/
Bhrje671/
Vreat671/
Vretz671/
Wretz671/
Båhre671/
Bredz671/
Brechtch671/
Brrea671/
Breiø671/
Brethova671/
Brged671/
Britë671/
Brzeh671/
Brizt671/
Beherete671/
Wrett671/
Wrret671/
Beheredt671/
Brerh671/
Bryht670/
Bryot670/
Wrets670/
Breehtte670/
Bridt670/
Vrets670/
Wriet670/

Bret Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bret in the Hindi language
ब्रेटbreta-
Bret in the Russian language
Бретbret-

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