Britten Surname

55,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Britten 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.

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Britten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3051:109,67011,973
England2,1901:25,4423,486
Australia1,5981:16,8932,377
Canada4781:77,0838,661
Germany4381:183,80221,451
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
Aruba1941:53369
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Zimbabwe1131:136,62217,842
Wales871:35,5693,540
France661:1,006,405112,047
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1491:21,2143,000
Wales351:44,8122,341
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7921:63,4076,919

Britten (822) may also be a first name.

Britten 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Britten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Britten (Russian: Бриттен) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Britten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,904th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 802,682 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Britten reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Britten is also the 285,014th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 822 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,305 people, or 1 in 109,670. In The United States Britten is most common in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Britten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Britten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Britten last name expanded 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Britten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Britten surname are 18.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Britten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning 386,734 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.62% more than the national average, earning R 360,300 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $41,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $48,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brittien932/
Brittaen931/
Briten9255/
Brittn921/
Brittin86950/
Breiten86321/
Bretten86131/
Brutten86104/
Written8676/
Bristen8643/
Brütten869/
Britien865/
Brithen862/
Brittem862/
Brittne862/
Brittyn862/
Braiten861/
Brieten860/
Britting80874/
Brishten80569/
Bruisten80208/
Brittijn80129/
Brittion80125/
Bruetten802/
Breisten802/
Breiteng801/
Breitien801/
Brittina800/
Broisten800/
Braithen800/
Bruten77146/
Britin77108/
Bricen7769/
Breten7757/
Brisen7737/
Britem773/
Britne771/
Writen770/
Brithn770/
Bristn770/
Bryten770/
Bruijsten75242/
Brischten751/
Brittingh751/
Brittinth751/
Breitting750/
Bruttin71835/
Brettin71530/
Brethen7191/
Bresien7135/
Briting7127/
Brithén7127/
Britina7114/
Bresten7114/
Bryttne7110/
Britink7110/
Brisend718/
Brettne718/
Bristin717/
Brition717/
Brichen714/
Breeten713/
Brysten713/
Briotin713/
Brissen712/
Breaten712/
Breitem712/
Briscen712/
Breitng711/
Brisenq711/
Brisent711/
Briteem711/
Bristne711/
Writeen711/
Brettyn711/
Brușten711/
Brithin711/
Breitin711/
Braitin711/
Brituin711/
Brueten710/
Brayten710/
Broyten710/
Wraiten710/
Braisen710/
Brettem710/
Bretend710/
Broisen710/
Breisen710/
Breuten710/
Brain6718,146/
Bruin677,686/
Brine674,424/
Brütting671,438/
Broin671,168/
Brene67965/
Brean67955/
Bretting67600/
Breun67396/
Brein67392/
Breiting67336/
Breyn67238/
Bretn6792/
Bryshten6763/
Bruysten6743/
Breathen6718/
Brischen6717/
Brinh6717/
Bristing6711/
Brytting6711/
Brenh676/
Brhen674/
Brhin674/
Brettina672/
Brutn671/
Bretheen671/
Bruisien671/
Brytn671/
Braissen671/
Brechten671/
Brijn671/
Briñe671/
Bryszten671/

Britten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Britten in the Russian language
Бриттенbritten-

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Britten Reference & Research

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