Surname

Brattain

“son of the Briton”

Brattain is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Brattain is a form of Bratten. Bratten goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac an Bhreatnaich, meaning “son of the Briton.”

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Where it comes from

Brattain is a form of Bratten. Bratten comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Brattain’s family of names

In English usage, Brattain as a surname has a related form in BRATTEN.

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