Brett Surname

16,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brett Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Celt. and Anglo-French-Celt.) Breton; Briton.

Ricardus le Breton—Hundred Rolls Nicholas le Brett.—Hundred Rolls And þy ilcan geare for se here of Sigene to Sant Laudan, pæt is butueoh Brettum and Francum, and Brettas him wið gefuhton and hæfdon sige.

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Brett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11,6701:4,774654
United States7,7981:46,4815,656
Australia3,3441:8,0731,197
Canada2,4761:14,8812,178
Ireland1,6671:2,825520
Venezuela1,6401:18,4171,371
Germany9321:86,37910,910
South Africa8171:66,3138,308
New Zealand6651:6,8101,151
Scotland3411:15,7001,955
Wales3351:9,2371,017
Thailand2571:274,85747,239
France2401:276,76142,544
Northern Ireland2351:7,8511,336
Jamaica1731:16,5891,543
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Czechia931:114,33818,644
Poland911:417,67944,209
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Spain791:591,79827,792
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Israel341:251,69522,987
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
India291:26,450,530346,896
Guernsey221:2,929767
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Norway191:270,64728,127
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Panama131:300,9437,078
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
China101:136,732,1577,199
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Monaco91:4,118434
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Finland71:785,24338,644
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,0821:4,094719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,5861:4,364655
Wales481:32,6751,788
Scotland391:95,9804,885
Jersey191:2,731446
Guernsey121:2,721462
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5491:32,4203,900

Brett (268,124) may also be a first name.

Brett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Celt. and Anglo-French-Celt.) Breton; Briton.

Ricardus le Breton—Hundred Rolls Nicholas le Brett.—Hundred Rolls And þy ilcan geare for se here of Sigene to Sant Laudan, pæt is butueoh Brettum and Francum, and Brettas him wið gefuhton and hæfdon sige.

(And in the same year the(Danish) army went from the Seine to St. Lô, which is between the Bretons and the Franks, and the Bretons fought against them and had the victory).

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, A.D. 890 Bret and Lebret are common names in France.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Formerly le Bret. In Ireland since the twelfth century. Now mainly found in Cos. Waterford, Tipperary and Sligo. MIF 42; IF 19*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Breton” in Old English (from Brittany in France).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(French, German) One who came from Brette, the name of two places in France; one who came from Bretagne, or Brittany, in France; descendant of Briddo (bridle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

From Brette in Maine, or possibly short for Breton. Thurstan Bret witnessed a charter of Roger Earl of Hereford t. Henry II. (Mon. i. 321). Ranulph le Bret witnessed a charter t. Stephen (i. 440). Sire John and Sire Richard B. witnessed (13th cent.) charters of Brecknock Priory. In 1309-17 Geoffry le Bret was one of the barons of Ireland, and Sir John le Bret 1321 had pardon as a follower of the Mortimers (Palgr. Parl. Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Bret; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brett: from Brittany.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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

Brett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brett (Arabic: بريت, Russian: Бретт) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brett is the 16,371st most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,737 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Brett reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,916th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 268,124 people.

Brett is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 11,670 people, or 1 in 4,774. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Essex, where 8 percent are found and Kent, where 7 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 100 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Brett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brett has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 154 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 874 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 698 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brett last name is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brett surname are 8.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brett earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning 409,276 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.46% more than the national average, earning R 324,276 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning $20,686,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $53,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brette911,720/
Bretts9193/
Brestt9170/
Breatt9114/
Breitt9113/
Brrett914/
Briett913/
Brettz912/
Breett910/
Bret897,537/
Brettås836/
Breatte832/
Brestte831/
Brestts831/
Breette830/
Britt8045,849/
Breit807,612/
Breyt805,157/
Brest804,955/
Briet803,133/
Breet801,776/
Breth80916/
Bredt80476/
Brete80471/
Breut80349/
Brejt80180/
Brets80147/
Breat8090/
Brytt8018/
Brezt808/
Breht806/
Vrett803/
Brätt803/
Bre't801/
Breît801/
Hbret801/
Wrett801/
Brettová77116/
Brettova773/
Bresstte772/
Breehtte770/
Bre752,157/
Brecht7311,069/
Breedt736,028/
Breite73651/
Breidt73616/
Britte73455/
Breest73381/
Breith73221/
Braitt73161/
Bretch73121/
Brethe73113/
Breitz7374/
Breast7371/
Vreatt7349/
Breste7339/
Britth7312/
Bristt7310/
Bruitt737/
Breits735/
Breyts734/
Bresht733/
Breatz733/
Vrette732/
Breeth731/
Bresth731/
Brittd731/
Brittp731/
Breete731/
Vreitt731/
Brejdt731/
Brests731/
Bretsh731/
Bhrete731/
Breddt731/
Breeht731/
Breath730/
Breist730/
Breets730/
Brieth730/
Briott730/
Breiht730/
Breadt730/
Bredth730/
Bresst730/
Brea6722,802/
Bree679,046/
Brey678,287/
Breu676,202/
Bres675,551/
Brie673,496/
Brit671,800/
Brei671,363/
Bred671,191/
Brez67878/
Breh67870/
Breś67755/
Bretsch67555/
Bryt67450/
Brej67317/
Breß67100/
Bretová6773/
Brée6758/
Bruitte6755/
Brer6734/
Vret6734/
Brge6711/
Bhre6711/
Brep6711/
Wret679/
Braitte676/
Breesth675/
Breš675/
Breň674/
Brre673/
Bretova673/
Breathe672/
Brechts672/
Breicht672/
Breecht671/
Breadth671/
Hbre671/
Bære671/
Breiteh671/
Brescht671/
Breć671/
Brhe671/
Brje671/
Brze671/
Breedtd671/
Breï671/
Breatch670/
Brechte670/
Bristte670/
Brrecht670/

Brett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brett in the Russian language
Бреттbrett-
Brett in the Arabic language
بريتbryt-
برتbrt-

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