How common is the surname Britton?

29,040 people in the United States had the surname Britton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,632 Americans. It ranked 1,217th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Britton?

Connie Britton, American actress, followed by Elizabeth Gertrude Britton.

Where is the surname Britton most common?

Wikidata records people named Britton in the United States and Canada.

Is the surname Britton getting more or less common?

More common. 28,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,040 in 2010, up 3.7%.

Is Britton also a first name?

Yes. Britton 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 Britton

A surname, carried by 29,040 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635 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). Britton is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 29,040 people named Britton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,632 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,001.

#1,217

rank among US surnames

29,040

people in 2010

9.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,147)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,208	Pate	29,327	10,528
#1,209	Zepeda	29,252	10,555
#1,210	Hatcher	29,235	10,561
#1,211	Escobedo	29,185	10,579
#1,212	Arredondo	29,173	10,583
#1,213	Hyde	29,094	10,612
#1,214	Christopher	29,067	10,622

Who is named Britton

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

74% of people named Britton identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brittons

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Connie Britton
American actress, born 1967
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton
American botanist (1858-1934)
Nathaniel Lord Britton
American botanist and geologist (1859-1934)
Cameron Britton
Actor, born 1986
Barbara Britton
American film and television actress (1919-1980)
Pamela Britton
American actress and singer (1923-1974)
Mary E. Britton
African-American physician, 1855–1925
Zack Britton
American baseball player (born 1987)
Jack Britton
American boxer (1885–1962)
Sherry Britton
American burlesque performer (1918-2008)
Zoe Britton
American pornographic actress, born 1979

Notable Brittons come mostly from the United States (10) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Britton

Britton 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 Britton?: 29,040 people in the United States had the surname Britton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,632 Americans. It ranked 1,217th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Britton?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Britton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Britton?: Connie Britton, American actress, followed by Elizabeth Gertrude Britton.
Where is the surname Britton most common?: Wikidata records people named Britton in the United States and Canada.
Is the surname Britton getting more or less common?: More common. 28,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,040 in 2010, up 3.7%.
Is Britton also a first name?: Yes. Britton 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.