Brittain
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Habitational surname from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne (“Brittany”).
Proper noun
[edit]Brittain (countable and uncountable, plural Brittains)
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A neighbourhood of Akron, Ohio, United States, formerly a settlement in Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brittain is the 4096th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8671 individuals. Brittain is most common among White (89.81%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brittain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230.
Anagrams
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- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Anglo-Norman
- en:Neighborhoods in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA