Breton Submitted Surnames

Breton names are used in the region of Brittany in northwest France.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Arzur Breton
Derived from the Breton given name of Arzhur.
Bihan Breton
Bihan means small in Breton.
Bleuzen Breton
Derived from the feminine given name Bleuzenn.
Boiteux French, Breton
From a Breton nickname meaning "lame".
Bolloré Breton
Bolloré derives from bod which means bush and lore which means laurel in Breton
Bosser Breton
Bosser means butcher in Breton.
Cadoret French, Breton
From an old Breton given name Catuuoret meaning "protector in combat".
Commons Breton
It's generally believed this name comes from a Breton personal name, derived from element "cam," meaning "bent," or "crooked;" or from the herb "cummin" (cumin). Or from the place name Comines, in Flanders, Northern France.... [more]
Farragut Breton, French, Catalan, American
A Breton-French surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was American naval flag officer David Farragut (1801-1870), who is known for serving during the American Civil War. His father was of Catalan ancestry... [more]
Gourcuff Breton
Variant of Gourkuñv. ... [more]
Gourkuñv Breton
Breton combination of gour and kuñv meaning "a charming, affable, gentle or conciliatory man". The digraph -ff was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a nasalized vowel.
Guillou French, Breton
Possibly derived from the given name Guillaume.
Guivarc'h Breton
Guivarc'h means 'swift stallion' in the Breton language.
Hamon Breton, French, English
From the given name Hamon.
Huon Breton
Huon is a form of the name Hugh.
Jehan French, Breton
From the medieval given name Jehan.
Karter Breton
Breton form of Carter. This was the birth surname of Breton-French explorer Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), who is known for discovering the gulf of St. Lawrence.
Kergoat Breton, French
From Breton ker "Village" or "Area" and koad "Woods".
Kerhervé Breton
From Breton ker "Village" or "Area" and the name Hervé.
Kerjean Breton
Possibly derived from a Breton place name, apparently composed of Breton kêr "city" and the name Jean.
Leduc French, Breton
From the Old French title of rank duc "duke" (from Latin dux "leader" genitive ducis) with the French masculine definite article le used as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces or else as a metonymic occupational name for a servant employed in a ducal household.
Le Houérou Breton
Derived from Breton c'hwerv "bitter".
Le Pen Breton
Le Pen is a Breton surname meaning "the head", "the chief" or "the peninsula".
Le Tallec Breton
Tallec derives from talek which means someone with a large forehead in Breton.
Lozac’h Breton
From a Breton word meaning “husband” or “patriarch”
Menez Breton
Menez means mount or mountain in Breton.
Mézec Breton
Mézec derives from mezeg which means physician in Breton
Pereire Breton (Latinized, Archaic)
This surname is the Gallic (Gaulish) origin and it means wild pear tree. There are also similar spellig in the Iberian Peninsula such as Pereiro, Pereyro, Pereiros, Perero and Pereros. These surnames (last names) correspond to families of the Celtiberian culture.
Peres Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Gascon, Breton, Central African
Means "son of Pedro" in Spanish and Portuguese. Means "son of Pere" in Catalan... [more]
Peress Breton (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
It means Son of Peter (Pedro).
Raoul French, Breton
From the given name Raoul.
Salaün Breton, French
Form of the given name Solomon.
Toupin French, Breton, Norman
nickname from Old French toupin "spinning-top". in rare instances in the south probably from Old Occitan toupin "small earthenware pot" used as a metonymic occupational name for a potter.