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
Scholar 813
Coal Miner 108
Agricultural Labourer 69
General Labourer 66
Shoe Maker 46
Domestic Servant 45
Labourer 44
Dress Maker 41
Laundress 37
B Shoemaker 37
Living On Own Means 32
Living On Her Own Means 28
General Servant 27
Farm Labourer 25
Farmer 24
Tailoress 24
Carpenter 19
Boot Machinist 19
Gardener 18
General Servant Domestic 17
Clerk 16
Errand Boy 16
Shoemaker 15
House Keeper 15
Boot Maker 15

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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