The brite Surname

brite Name Meaning and History

Altered spelling of English Bright or German Breit.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The brite name in History

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

brite 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 brite Families in the US in 1920

Number of brite families

14-26

5-13

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Kevin Michael BRITE	mreagor	1
Jacob Rice Brite	E. Cubit	29
Obituary for E. Raymond Brite	maryachtrh	0
James Brite	rob_brite07	0
Luke Brite of Presidio Co., Texas in 1917	BasketLady420	0
Judith Brite b.1782 SC	SarahGentry60	1
Shooting, by the Brite Brothers	kristibigham	4
Ancestor Search	Mary Brite Dezell	1
Brite family in Ms.	Mary Brite Tatum	1
William Thomas Brite	lianad1024	15

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