Britt Surname
Approximately 45,849 people bear this surname
Britt Surname Definition:
A variant of Brett, q.v. Wydo le Brit.—Hundred Rolls
Britt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41,947 | 1:8,641 | 1,042 |
| Australia | 1,202 | 1:22,459 | 3,095 |
| England | 775 | 1:71,894 | 8,230 |
| Canada | 518 | 1:71,130 | 8,121 |
| Switzerland | 504 | 1:16,295 | 2,676 |
| Germany | 197 | 1:408,657 | 37,472 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Russia | 61 | 1:2,362,673 | 139,353 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| Venezuela | 52 | 1:580,848 | 10,516 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 134 | 1:33,059 | 3,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 525 | 1:46,429 | 5,757 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,196 | 1:9,665 | 1,233 |
Britt (74,384) may also be a first name.
Britt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Brett, q.v. Wydo le Brit.—Hundred Rolls
Formerly le Bret. In Ireland since the twelfth century. Now mainly found in Cos. Waterford, Tipperary and Sligo. MIF 42; IF 19*
(English) One who came from Brit (the port or borough belonging to Bredy), in Dorset.
Britt Demographics
Britt Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Britt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Britt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Britt (Hindi: बृत्त, Russian: Бритт) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Britt.
How Common Is The Last Name Britt? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,251st most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 158,947 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Britt are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 13,170th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 74,384 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 41,947 people, or 1 in 8,641. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Britt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Britt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Britt last name grew 807 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Britt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Britt last name is principally Catholic (87%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Britt surname are 6.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Britt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.21% more than the national average, earning R 537,564 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.63% less than the national average, earning $16,882,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $54,765 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Britt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Britt in the Hindi language | ||
| बृत्त | brtta | - |
| Britt in the Russian language | ||
| Бритт | britt | - |
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Britt Reference & Research
Britt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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