Breton/Britton/Britten Descendants of John Breton 1478 - 1522 by David Gale Britten Printed July 4, 2023 In the case of the surname of Breton/Britton/Britten, the location tied to this surname is that of Breton, France. The Bretons were a group of people who were driven to South West England by Anglo-Saxon invaders. Many people who were known by the surname of Breton arrived in England with William the Conqueror in the year of 1066. The origin of this interesting surname originally evolved from French and is a traditional name for a Breton. The Bretons were originally Celts forced from South West England to North West France in the 6th Century from the invasion of Anglo-Saxons. Some came back with the army of William the Conqueror in the war of 1066, and many of those then arrived in East Anglia where the English surname Brett is now spread widely. Sometimes, the name acquires from the Celtic-speaking people of Strathclyde, Scotland, who were famous as Byrttas and Brettas until the 13th Century. In the new phrase, the variation consists of Britt, Breton, Bretton and De Brett of Breton. Amid the previous documentations in London is the wedding of William Brett and Johanna Hayward in the year 1559, and in Norfolk, of Richard Brett and Elizabeth Leive in September 1552 at St. George’s, Colegate, Norwich. Diana De Brett married Henry Johnson in October 1802 at St. Mary’s, St. Marylebone, London. More common variations are: Brittion, Britteon, Breitton, Brritton, Brittona, Brittoni, Brietton, Boritton, Brittaon, Briton, Britten, Brittan, Bretton, Breton, Brittin, Brittain, Britain.