Brythonic Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Brythonic.

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Arthur English, French
From the given name Arthur.

Arthurson English
Means "son of Arthur".

Arthursson Swedish
Means "son of Arthur".

Blevins Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Bleddyn.

Bret French
French form of Brett.

Brett English
Originally a name given to someone who was a Breton or a person from Brittany.

Brittain English
Variant of Britton.

Britton English
Originally given to a person who was a Briton (a Celt of England) or a Breton (an inhabitant of Brittany).

Cadwallader Welsh
From the given name Cadwalader.

Ellis English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Elijah, or sometimes Elisedd.

Glynn Welsh, Cornish
Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, from Welsh glyn and Cornish glin, or a habitational name from a place named with this word.

Griffin 1 Welsh
Derived from the given name Gruffudd.

Griffith Welsh, English
Derived from the Welsh given name Gruffudd.

Griffiths Welsh, English
Means "son of Gruffudd".

Howell Welsh
From the Welsh given name Hywel.

Jekyll English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël. This name was used by Robert Louis Stevenson for the character of Dr Henry Jekyll in the book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).

Jewel English
Variant of Jewell.

Jewell English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël.

Joossens Flemish
Means "son of Joos".

Joosten Dutch
Derived from the given name Joost.

Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.

Kendrick 2 Welsh
Derived from the given name Cynwrig.

Maddox Welsh
Derived from the given name Madoc.

Marvin English
Derived from the Welsh given name Merfyn or the Old English name Mærwine.

McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.

Morgan Welsh
Derived from the given name Morgan 1.

Powell Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".

Price Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Rhys, which means "son of Rhys".