The britain Surname

britain Name Meaning and History

English: variant spelling of Brittain.

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The britain name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the britain family name as far back in history as possible.

britain Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of britain Families in the US in 1920

Number of britain families

12-22

5-11

1-4

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BRITAIN Roy Lee _1909-1960_.JPG	t42Kit	0
BRITAIN Blanche Brantley _1909-2000.JPG	t42Kit	0
decendents of Joseph Britain	swood169	3
George Washington Britain	yummie2luv	2
Marcus Fletcher "Mark" Britian	bkemm6775	1
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David Chadwell Britain	DorindaBain	0
BRITAIN John M _1922-1995_.JPG	t42Bourland	0
BRITAIN Wade Paul _1907-1984.JPG	t42Everman	0
BRITAIN,EMMA	M.KNight	0

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