Britton: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Ask a genealogist about Britton and the first name they will mention is Brittain. The family name meaning is “A Breton”, the same as for Brittain.

Heraldry and the Britton name

There is no single Britton family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

A variant of Brittain

Records show Britton as one of the forms Brittain took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Briton and Britain.

29,040 Americans were listed as Britton in the 2010 census. Britton sounds close to Breton, Berton and Burton, so it can help to search both. Get the complete Britton report, with a museum-style coat of arms.