Brittany Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Brittany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brittany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Brittany (172,951) may also be a first name.

Brittany Last Name Facts

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

Brittany (Arabic: بريتاني) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brittany? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Brittany live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Brittany is also the 6,077th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 172,951 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is primarily found in: Hertfordshire, where 57 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 36 percent are found and Devon, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Israel, where 16 percent are found.

Brittany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brittany has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brittany Last Name Statistics demography

Brittany earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brittany Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brittany in the Arabic language
بريتانيbrytany-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brittany
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis