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BRETT

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There are approximately 14,353 people named Brett in the UK. That makes it the 710th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 227 are named Brett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Brett surname in historical dictionaries

BRETT. Brito, a native of Brittany. The parish of Samford Bi-ett, co. Somerset, was the lordship of Hugh Brito, one of the assassins of Thomas a Becket. Domesday Book abounds with Brito as a surname. No less than seven persons bearing it Avere tenants in chief in many counties. They had probalily served in the Conqueror's army under his great ally, Alan, earl of Brittany. Morant's Essex. Kelham's Domesd. In Scotland, JBrets was a name given to the Welsh or ancient Britons in general : also to those of Strath- Clyde, to distinguish them from the Scots and Picts. Jamieson.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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