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First Name
30k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
132
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Boys
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Bret mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Bret

User Submitted Origins

English
67%
Celtic
17%
Scottish
8%
Hebrew
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Indiana, U.S. says the name Bret is of Scottish origin and means "Father of a warrior".
  2. A user from West Virginia, U.S. says the name Bret is of English origin and means "Derived from the old French Word 'Breton'".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Bret
See Birt.
Wiktionary
  1. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brett, ultimately meaning "a Breton".

Bret was also found in the following language(s): Old English

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Notable Persons Named Bret

Notable Persons Named Bret

Bret Hart

Bret Hart is a wrestler. Bret was born on July 2nd, 1957 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis is a satire and black comedy writer and novelist. Bret was born on March 7th, 1964 in Los Angeles, California.

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Bret Michaels

Bret Michaels is a glam metal, hard rock, country rock, and country music singer-songwriter, musician, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, reality television personality, film director, and film producer. He plays Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion instrument, Piano, Keyboard instrument, Saxophone, and Vocals. He has had major accomplishments since 1983. Bret was given the name Bret Michael Sychak on March 15th, 1963 in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Bret Louis Stephens

Bret Louis Stephens is a journalist. Bret was born on November 21st, 1973.

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Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie is a musician. He plays Casio. He was most prominent from 1994 to present. Bret was given the name Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie on June 29th, 1976. Bret is also known as Rhymenoceros.

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Bret Baier

Bret Baier is a fox news anchor. Bret was given the name William Bret Baier on August 4th, 1970 in Rumson, New Jersey, U.S.

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  • Bret Bielema
    College Coach
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    Founder at Quip
  • Bret Harte
    Writer
  • Bret Hedican
    Ice Hockey Player
  • Bret Boone
    Baseball Player
  • Bret Walker
  • Bret Anthony Johnston
    Short Story Writer
  • Bret Clifton Gilliam
    Author
  • Bret Bergmark
  • Bret D. Daugherty
  • Bret Lockett
  • Bret Anderson
    Athlete

Notable Persons With the Last Name Bret

Notable Persons With the Last Name Bret

Cardin Le Bret

Cardin was born in 1558. He left this life in 1655.

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Jean Le Bret

Jean was born on October 26th, 1872 in Paris. He died on December 23rd, 1947.

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Patrice Bret

Patrice was born in 1971.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Bret U.S.
█  White 91.67% 64.26%
█  African American 3.79% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.00% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 0.00% 16.26%

Of Last Name Bret

People with the last name Bret are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Bret

  • How Popular is the name Bret? Bret is the 1,409th most popular name of all time. As a last name Bret was the 129,047th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Bret have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 29,924 babies born with the first name Bret in the United States. That's more than enough people named Bret to occupy the territory of Gibraltar (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 29,441 (as of July 1, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Bret? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1926 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Bret first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Bret is Saturday, June 3rd, 1876.
  • What year had the most people named Bret born? The highest recorded use of the first name Bret was in 1959 with a total of 1,839 babies. That's a lot of babies named Bret!
  • Random Bret Factoid: According to the 1959 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Bret ranks 95th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Nevada. Imagine that, 7 babies in Nevada have the same name in 1959.
  • Weird things about the name Bret: The name spelled backwards is Terb. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ertb. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Bret? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 132 people with the last name Bret.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Bret? Bret is one of the most unique last names recorded.
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