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Brittain Name Meaning
English: ethnic name for a Celtic-speaking Briton or Breton (see
Brett). In more recent times, this surname was adopted by
immigrants to Britain as a token of their new patriotism.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Brittain
Name Distribution of Brittain Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Brittain families
 41 - 79  14 - 40 |
 1 - 13  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Brittain families
|
139 - 276 47 - 138 |
1 - 46 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Brittain families
|
26 - 49 9 - 25 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Brittain census records
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Brittain Family Origin
Brittain Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Brittain
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Brittain Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Brittain census records
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Brittain Civil War Service Records
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