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
Average Male Britt Height
177.17 cm
Average Female Britt Height
161.12 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Britt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Britt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Britt (Hindi: बृत्त, Russian: Бритт) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Britt? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,251st most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,947 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Britt reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Britt is also the 13,170th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 74,384 people.
Britt is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 41,947 people, or 1 in 8,641. In The United States Britt is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Britt exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Britt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Britt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Britt last name rose 807 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 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 Britt are 6.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.55% registered to vote for 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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