Breit
English edit
Etymology edit
German topographic surname for someone living near a wide brook, from breit (“wide, broad”).
Proper noun edit
Breit (plural Breits)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Breit is the 20408th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1302 individuals. Breit is most common among White (94.01%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Kluge, Friedrich, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 24 durchgesehene, Berlin, Walter de Gruyter, 2002.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Breit m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Breits or (with an article) Breit, feminine genitive Breit, plural Breits)
- a surname