# Brett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/brett/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany".

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,482 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,235 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 56,320 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (5,280 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɹɛt/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Bret |

## Etymology

Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brett in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Barrett, Britt, Barrette, Bratt, Bert, Brott, Barret, Britto, Breit, Burtt, Berrett, Byrd.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.