Britton

Where Britton comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Britton.

Britton through the years
  1. 1896
    First appearance
    #982 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1913
    Britton Chance born
    American biochemist and Olympic sailor
  3. 1987
    Peak, #793
    136 babies named Britton, its best rank.
  4. 2000
    Britton Wilson born
    American athlete
  5. 2021
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,173.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Britton Chance · American biochemist and Olympic sailor, 1913–2010
  • Britton Wilson · American athlete, born 2000
  • Britton Johnsen · American basketball player, born 1979
  • Britton Colquitt · American football player, born 1985
  • Britton Davis · 1860–1930

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.