Britton
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
1980s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“English surname meaning 'a Briton', from Britain”
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 1980s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Britton peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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