Britton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Britton Name Meaning: Originally given to someone who was a Briton (from england),or Breton (an inhabitant of Brittany).

This was also an ethnic name for a celtic-speaking Briton.In recent times this surname was adopted by immigrants to Britain as a sign of their new patriotism.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Britton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Britton family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 112
Female Servant 84
Independent 55
Coal Miner 54
Male Servant 39
Labourer 38
Shoe Maker 26
Farmer 26
Ag Labourer 19
Dress Maker 15
Tailor 11
Apprentice 10
Carpenter 9
Independant 8
Painter 7
Stone Mason 7
Shop Keeper 6
Brick Layer 6
Ag Lab 6
Butcher 6
Cord Wainer 5
Grocer 5
Mason 5
Laundress 5
Pin Maker 5

Britton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Britton 100% 35,805
2 Brittain 75% 14,906
3 Britten 86% 7,589
4 Brittan 86% 4,425
5 Bratton 86% 3,170
6 Bretton 86% 2,567
7 Briton 86% 2,273
8 Britain 71% 1,731
9 Brittian 75% 1,056
10 Burtton 71% 618
11 Brittin 86% 580
12 Brattan 71% 526
13 Brotton 86% 499
14 Brutton 86% 429
15 Bratten 71% 255
16 Bretten 71% 182
17 Brettain 63% 166
18 Bartton 71% 158
19 Briten 71% 148

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The surname Britton is the most popular version of all its varients

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