Brittain Surname
Approximately 19,789 people bear this surname
Brittain Surname Definition:
Local 'of Brittany.' (a) Nick. 'the Breton.' Immigrants from Brittany. A very large number occur in the Hundred Rolls of 1373.
John de Brytaygn, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Giffard le Bretun, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBrittain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,082 | 1:30,000 | 3,728 |
| England | 3,968 | 1:14,042 | 2,070 |
| Australia | 1,570 | 1:17,195 | 2,408 |
| Canada | 1,025 | 1:35,947 | 4,585 |
| New Zealand | 268 | 1:16,897 | 2,950 |
| Wales | 201 | 1:15,396 | 1,677 |
| Scotland | 152 | 1:35,222 | 3,441 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| Northern Ireland | 91 | 1:20,275 | 2,435 |
| Zimbabwe | 59 | 1:261,665 | 27,736 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 72 | 1:61,526 | 4,797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,222 | 1:10,970 | 1,679 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:60,374 | 3,814 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,546 | 1:32,483 | 3,911 |
Brittain (416) may also be a first name.
Brittain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local 'of Brittany.' (a) Nick. 'the Breton.' Immigrants from Brittany. A very large number occur in the Hundred Rolls of 1373.
John de Brytaygn, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Giffard le Bretun, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Hugo le Bretun, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Roger le Bretun, Suffolk, ibid.
Alicia de Britten, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Elias de Britton, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Britton, 1379: ibid.
1790. Married — William Britten and Anne Keene: St. George, Hanover Square.
1796. — John Britton and Sarah Wilkins: ibid.
(Celtic) 'Breton, i.e.. a Native of Brittany [Old French Breteigne, Bretaigne (French Bretagne), Latin Britannia (Minor), of Celtic orig.: cp. Latin Britto, -onis, a Briton, a Gaul] Roger le Bretun.—Hundred Rolls John de Brytaygn.— do.
Fraunce hafe ye frely with your fyghte wonnen . . .
Bretayne and Burgoyne es bothe to yow bowen.— The Awntyrs of Arthurs, 271,273. 2 Briton, i.e. a Native of Britain.
Britan occurs as a personal name in early Irish history.
(English) One who came from Brittany (figure picture), a region in France.
My late friend, Mr. John Britton, F.S.A., the oldest antiquary of England, writing in his eighty-sixth year, says: "Britton, Britain, Briten, Bretten, Brittain, &c.-not common in England. I find that they abounded in parishes between Bath and Bristol. I have names from ten different registers. They rarely emigrated to Bath, Bristol, or London." A branch however did settle at Bristol about a century ago, and thence removed to Jamaica. The respectable family of Breton, of Kent and Sussex, usually pronounce their name as if spelt Britton, and there is no doubt of its original identity with it. See Breton.
A native of Britain, the ancient name of England. Several derivations have been given to Britain, such as Brydon or Prydyn, Welsh, the fair tribe, or brave men. Bridaoine, Gaelic, from Bri, dignity, and daoine, men. Pryddain, the fair and beautiful isle. Brait or Briand, extensive, and in, land. Brit—tane, the land of tin.
Brittain Demographics
Brittain Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Brittain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brittain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brittain is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brittain? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 27,151st most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 368,262 people. The surname Brittain is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Brittain live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 421,501st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 416 people.
The surname Brittain is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 12,082 people, or 1 in 30,000. In The United States Brittain is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Brittain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brittain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brittain surname rose 782 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 591 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 69 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brittain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Brittain surname is principally Anglican (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brittain last name are 22.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brittain earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning 280,930 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.46% more than the national average, earning R 362,292 per year; in United States they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $43,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,182 CAD per year.
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Brittain Reference & Research
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