Britt Surname

12,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Britt Surname Definition:

A variant of Brett, q.v. Wydo le Brit.—Hundred Rolls

Britt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41,9471:8,6411,042
Australia1,2021:22,4593,095
England7751:71,8948,230
Canada5181:71,1308,121
Switzerland5041:16,2952,676
Germany1971:408,65737,472
South Africa881:615,65646,403
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Wales311:99,8247,946
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
France211:3,162,987209,042
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Scotland181:297,43413,849
India181:42,614,743461,117
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Norway151:342,81932,589
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Austria101:851,54467,454
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Curaçao41:39,312638
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guam11:160,1214,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1341:33,0593,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5251:46,4295,757
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1961:9,6651,233

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

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

(English) One who came from Brit (the port or borough belonging to Bredy), in Dorset.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britte91455/
Braitt91161/
Breitt9113/
Britth9112/
Bristt9110/
Bruitt917/
Briett913/
Brittd911/
Brittp911/
Briott910/
Brit891,800/
Bruitte8355/
Braitte836/
Bristte830/
Brett8033,937/
Breit807,612/
Briot804,828/
Briet803,133/
Brite802,795/
Brait801,514/
Brist80405/
Writt80404/
Bruit80146/
Broit8088/
Brith8083/
Briët8059/
Vritt8019/
Brytt8018/
Briht8014/
Brätt803/
Bhrit801/
Britë801/
Brizt801/
Bridt800/
Brittová774/
Bri751,787/
Brette731,720/
Briste73724/
Breite73651/
Breidt73616/
Braite73299/
Braith73283/
Breith73221/
Braidt73103/
Bretts7393/
Breitz7374/
Bruist7373/
Brestt7370/
Writht7333/
Writte7320/
Breatt7314/
Brisht7311/
Bricht7311/
Breits735/
Brrett734/
Bruith734/
Brettz732/
Brithe732/
Brioht731/
Broist731/
Broith731/
Braait731/
Braist731/
Bhroit731/
Vreitt731/
Bruite731/
Brisst731/
Broidt731/
Breett730/
Brists730/
Breist730/
Brieth730/
Braitz730/
Bruitz730/
Breiht730/
Briz678,367/
Bret677,537/
Brie673,496/
Brid672,893/
Brai672,744/
Bris672,240/
Brij671,818/
Brei671,363/
Brio671,320/
Brui671,028/
Britova67851/
Broi67557/
Bryt67450/
Briš67358/
Brih67195/
Briy67181/
Vrit67160/
Bhri6782/
Braitch6781/
Braiteh6723/
Brishte679/
Brhi677/
Brettås676/
Brri676/
Brii675/
Writ672/
Brishth672/
Bryi672/
Breicht672/
Breatte672/
Britová672/
Briç672/
Bruiste671/
Brischt671/
Braaidt671/
Braiste671/
Bhruite671/
Brestte671/
Breiteh671/
Brestts671/
Briß671/
Brip671/
Brichtd670/
Braithe670/
Braitsh670/
Breette670/
Brichte670/
Broisdt670/

Britt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Britt in the Hindi language
बृत्तbrtta-
Britt in the Russian language
Бриттbritt-

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Britt Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Britt
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