Britain

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Anglo

From Middle English Britayne, Breteyn, from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne, Bretaine, from Latin Brittannia, variant of Latin Britannia, from Britannī; reinforced by native Old English Breten, from the same Latin source. Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Prɨdėn (“Britain”) from *Pritanī (also compare *Prɨdɨn (“Picts”) from *Pritenī), attested to in Ancient Greek as Πρεττανική (Prettanikḗ), compare Welsh Prydain. Doublet of Britannia and Brittany. More at Britto.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Brita Root name
Archer Anglo origin
Avent Anglo origin
Ayer Anglo origin
Barrett Anglo origin
Barron Anglo origin
Baskerville Anglo origin
Basnett Anglo origin
Baynard Anglo origin

Popularity by Country

Britain

Rank #15039

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Britain

Rank #25885

Frequency 892 people (0.33 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 94.62% Hispanic 1.35% Black 1.91% Two+ 1.46%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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