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
School 814
Coal Miner Hewer 78
General Labourer 62
Boot Maker 61
Farm Labourer 52
Labourer 46
Dressmaker 43
General Servant (domestic) 39
Bootmaker 35
Private Means 34
Farmer 33
Scholar 31
At Home 29
None 29
Domestic Servant 28
House Keeper 24
Laundress 22
At School 20
Butcher 18
House Painter 18
Tailoress 18
Boot Machinist 18
Housekeeper 17
Assisting In The Business 17
Farmers Son Working On Farm 17

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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