indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsBreton (French); Britton (English)
Meaning & History
habitational name from any of the places called from Bretton in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, both of which mean "settlement of the Britons", from Old English brettas "Briton" and tun "enclosure, settlement". English Variant of Breton and Britton. Used by one of the martyrs of England John Bretton (1527-1598).