The Bretton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 261 people carried this name — #74,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 11% from 292 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Bretton.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
37 people named Bretton live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Bretton,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thérèse Jeanne Julienne Bretton des Chapelles 1773–1837 · correspondent
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William Bretton 1909–1971 · curate
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Raphael Bretton 1920–2011 · art director
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Barbara Bretton 1950– · writer
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Christophe Bretton 1966– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bretton.
- Bresson 444 · U.S. census
- Brest 441 · U.S. census
- Bret 132 · U.S. census
- Bretey 115 · U.S. census
- Breton 4,322 · U.S. census
- Brett 5,482 · U.S. census
- Bretz 3,693 · U.S. census
- Breuer 4,138 · U.S. census
- Brevard 1,278 · U.S. census
- Brey 2,326 · U.S. census
- Breyer 1,248 · U.S. census
- Bria 616 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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