Brittons Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Barbados
Highest density in:
Barbados

Brittons Surname User-submission:

The surname Brotons is the Iberian variant of the word Briton. Briton is itself an ethnic name to denote a native Celtic person from Britain.

Like its modern Celtic counterparts, the -s in Brotons is used to signify the meaning 'son of'.

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Brittons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brittons Surname Meaning

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The surname Brotons is the Iberian variant of the word Briton. Briton is itself an ethnic name to denote a native Celtic person from Britain.

Like its modern Celtic counterparts, the -s in Brotons is used to signify the meaning 'son of'. As such, the surname Brotons is Celtic in origins and translates to 'іon of Britain'.

Likewise, the French variation of Briton is Breton. As such, the surname Breton or Bretons is prevalent in France and shares the same Celtic origin and meaning as Broton 'son of (Celtic) Britain.'

In Britain, the original variant Briton is still found. Contained in surnames such as Briton, Britton, Britons, Brittons.

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Brittons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brittons is carried by more people in Barbados than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brittons? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Brittons occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Brittons reside; 58 percent reside in Caribbean and 58 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

It is most frequently held in Barbados, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 26,132. In Barbados it is primarily found in: Saint Michael, where 100 percent live. Besides Barbados Brittons is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Brittons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brittons has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brittons Last Name Statistics demography

Brittons earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.81% less than the national average, earning $41,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brittens882/
Brottons882/
Brittnus881/
Brettons880/
Brittanys823/
Brettones822/
Brittines821/
Berttones821/
Brittains820/
Brotons805,002/
Bretons8050/
Burtons8019/
Britans8017/
Bartons8013/
Brutons802/
Bertons802/
Bortons801/
Britins801/
Bridons800/
Bratons800/
Britens800/
Brito Enes781/
Brightones781/
Brito Nusa781/
Brittennus780/
Bretones751,963/
Bertones7513/
Beritens7513/
Bertonis759/
Brattnäs756/
Brotones754/
Burton's752/
Brewtons752/
Britanis752/
Bortones752/
Brottnes752/
Bertonso752/
Bartonis751/
Bridonas751/
Bridones751/
Bretonès751/
Brattans750/
Burttens750/
Burrtons750/
Bruttonesso741/
Brito Anias741/
Brito Nossa741/
Brittenhaus740/
Bertonesi718/
Bretonnes714/
Burtns712/
Bristonje711/
Briddonsi711/
Barttenes711/
Bertonasi711/
Bardiones711/
Bertonias711/
Bradiones711/
Brittenhouse701/
Brito Hehnes701/
Bertens671,982/
Bartens67833/
Bartnes67354/
Bertins67188/
Brightnose67166/
Bardins6787/
Bordons6782/
Brutans6761/
Brightness6754/
Børtnes6735/
Bertans6735/
Brotóns6726/
Bartins6724/
Bortins6722/
Bertonassi6720/
Bartnus6720/
Bertnes6718/
Brodnos6712/
Bardons6711/
Bordins6710/
Bridans6710/
Bridins679/
Burdins678/
Bartnæs678/
Berdins677/
Bartnas677/
Birdins677/
Bråtnäs676/
Bertonasso675/
Brutāns674/
Barrietnos674/
Brodins673/
Partons672/
Bartonhaas672/
Bortnes672/
Brodnas671/
Bartnos671/
Bartonious671/
Bartyns671/
Burtens671/
Brotonz671/
Broughtons671/
Bridnes671/
Bretins671/
Britnez671/
Bourtounis671/
Berratonis671/
Bertāns671/
Burdons671/
Brito Noce671/
Portons670/
Purtons670/
Burtnes670/
Bertoniese670/
Brodens670/
Breitensee670/
Broadns670/
Bertonnies670/
Bredons670/
Bratnes670/
Birtens670/
Bruthans6373/
Bristance594/

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