Brittle

See also: brittle

English

Etymology

From a diminutive form of Brett.

Proper noun

Brittle (plural Brittles)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brittle is the 38532^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 574 individuals. Brittle is most common among White (76.48%) and Black/African American (18.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brittle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230.