Brittingham
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from either of two places called Brettenham, from Old English Bryttas (“Briton”) + hamm (“enclosure”).
Proper noun
Brittingham (plural Brittinghams)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brittingham is the 8875th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3689 individuals. Brittingham is most common among White (74.0%) and Black/African American (21.23%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brittingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230.