71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. BRIT-ən [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Derived from a Middle English surname meaning "a Briton" (a Celt of England) or "a Breton" (an inhabitant of Brittany). Both ethnonyms are related to the place name Britain. PopularityDetails Last ranked #943 in 1992 United States Categories currently out of the US top 1000, nationalities, place names, scientists, surnames
