Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BRETON
There are approximately 471 people named Breton in the UK. That makes it the 10,741th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Breton.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BrittonBrittin
Britain
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Brittan
Britten
Brittain
Berton
Birton
Barton
Borton
Bbraton
Bra'ton
Bbratton
Bereton
Beraton
Beretton
Berreton
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Booreton
Barieton
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Baraton
Berrton
Bertonn
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The Breton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: British.) A native of Britain; Bretton, a town in Flintshire, Wales.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BRETON. Le Breton In the H.R. A
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.