Britte


Britte households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland

No Britte households in Griffith's.

Surname Dictionary

Brett numerous: South East, Mayo, Galway etc. Ir. de Breit. "Le Bret" Norman term for Bretons, who were present in the invasion of 12 cent. MIF & SI.
De Brit rare: Dublin. Anglo-Normans of Breton origin who settled in various parts of the country. More usually Brett, Ir. de Breit. The use of the name by the Anglo-Saxons to describe the Strathclyde Britons and the Welsh is discussed by Reaney. DBS.

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