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The Bret surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 132 people carried this name — #129,047 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 124 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bret surname

A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brett, ultimately meaning "a Breton".

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bret» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,848 people named Bret.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 93 départements, most often Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Rhône 255
Isère 245
Drôme 188
Paris 176
Gironde 166
Vendée 162
Loire 118
Charente-Maritime 118

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 209 people named Bret live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 100
Chaco 60
Corrientes 27
Santa Fe 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Bret in American newspapers,
1911–1921.

Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Bret
The San Francisco Call 1911-04-02
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Bret
New Britain Herald 1921-07-19
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Bret
New Britain Herald 1921-07-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 146,872 pages in all carry the name.

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