How common is the surname Britten?

2,799 people in the United States had the surname Britten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,306 Americans. It ranked 11,288th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Britten?

James Britten, British botanist (1846–1924), followed by Tony Britten.

Where is the surname Britten most common?

Wikidata records people named Britten in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and South Africa.

Is the surname Britten getting more or less common?

More common. 2,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,799 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Britten

A surname, carried by 2,799 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Britten is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,799 people named Britten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 110,306 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,495.

#11,288

rank among US surnames

2,799

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+12.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,557)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,279	Wilford	2,801	110,227
#11,283	Rasberry	2,800	110,266
#11,288	Eveland	2,799	110,306
#11,290	Auld	2,798	110,345
#11,293	Branco	2,797	110,385
#11,296	Bartolo	2,796	110,424

Who is named Britten

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

72% of people named Britten identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brittens

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Britten
British botanist (1846–1924)
Tony Britten
British composer, born 2000
Lillian Louisa Britten
Botanist (1886-1952)
Kathleen Booth
British computer scientist (1922–2022)

Notable Brittens come mostly from the United Kingdom (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and South Africa (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Britten

Britten has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Questions

How common is the surname Britten?: 2,799 people in the United States had the surname Britten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,306 Americans. It ranked 11,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Britten?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Britten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Britten?: James Britten, British botanist (1846–1924), followed by Tony Britten.
Where is the surname Britten most common?: Wikidata records people named Britten in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and South Africa.
Is the surname Britten getting more or less common?: More common. 2,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,799 in 2010, up 12%.