How common is the surname Britt?

31,474 people in the United States had the surname Britt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,810 Americans. It ranked 1,115th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Britt?

Wayman Britt, American basketball player, followed by King Britt.

Where is the surname Britt most common?

Wikidata records people named Britt in the United States.

How do you pronounce Britt?

Britt is /bɹɪt/, one syllable.

Is the surname Britt getting more or less common?

More common. 30,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 31,474 in 2010, up 4.2%.

Is Britt also a first name?

Yes. Britt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Britt

A surname, carried by 31,474 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bɹɪt/ 1 syllable Soundex B630 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Britt is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 31,474 people named Britt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,810 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 30,200.

#1,115

rank among US surnames

31,474

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,059)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,106	Hong	31,670	9,749
#1,107	Springer	31,643	9,757
#1,108	Pickett	31,611	9,767
#1,109	Aguilera	31,581	9,776
#1,110	Carrasco	31,575	9,778
#1,112	Donahue	31,563	9,782
#1,113	Kinney	31,558	9,783

Who is named Britt

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Britt identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Britts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wayman Britt
American basketball player, born 1952
King Britt
American DJ and record producer, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Britt

Britt has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Questions

How common is the surname Britt?: 31,474 people in the United States had the surname Britt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,810 Americans. It ranked 1,115th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Britt?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Britt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Britt?: Wayman Britt, American basketball player, followed by King Britt.
Where is the surname Britt most common?: Wikidata records people named Britt in the United States.
How do you pronounce Britt?: Britt is /bɹɪt/, one syllable.
Is the surname Britt getting more or less common?: More common. 30,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 31,474 in 2010, up 4.2%.
Is Britt also a first name?: Yes. Britt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.