Brett is an Irish and English surname of Norman origin. It derives from an Old French ethnic name denoting to a Breton person. Bretts arrived in both Ireland and England via their respective Norman conquests. Irish Bretts are most numerous in County Tipperary, County Waterford and County Sligo. Brett is de Breit in the Irish language.
The given name Brett derives from the surname and can be either masculine or feminine.
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People with the surname
Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and writer
Agnes Baldwin Brett (1876–1955), American numismatist
Bill Brett, Baron Brett (1942–2012), English politician and businessman
Bob Brett (1953−2021), Australian tennis coach
Brian Brett (speedway rider) (1938–2006), English speedway rider
Brian Brett (1950–2024), Canadian writer
Sir Charles Brett (1928–2005), Northern Irish lawyer
Charles Brett (politician) (1715–1799), British politician
Dorothy Brett (1883–1977), British-American painter
George Brett (born 1953), American baseball player, brother of Ken Brett
George Brett (general) (1886–1963), American general
George Wendell Brett (1912–2005), American philatelist
Henry Brett (polo player) (born 1974), English polo player
Jan Brett (born 1949), American children's writer
James Seymour Brett (born 1974) English film composer
Jasper Brett (1895–1917), Irish rugby player
Jeremy Brett (1933–1995), British actor
Jodie Brett (born 1996), English footballer
John Brett (disambiguation)
Judith Brett (born 1949), Australian academic and writer
Ken Brett (1948–2003), American baseball player, brother of George Brett
Laurie Brett (born 1970), British actress
Lionel Brett, 4th Viscount Esher (1913–2004)
Lloyd Milton Brett (1856–1927), American military officer
Nick Brett (born 1974), English bowler
Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher (1881–1963)
Paul Brett (1947–2024), British guitarist
Peter V. Brett (born 1973), American writer of fantasy novels
Philip Brett (1937–2002), American musicologist and conductor
Philip Milledoler Brett (1871–1960), American lawyer and university president
Raymond L. Brett (1917–1996), professor of English and a friend of Philip Larkin
Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher (1852–1930), British politician
Richard Brett (1567–1637), English scholar
Robert Brett (1851–1929), Canadian politician
Rosa Brett (1829–1882), British painter
Ryan Brett (born 1991), baseball player
Sammy Brett (1879–1939), English footballer
Sarah Brett (born 1974), UK-based radio presenter
Simon Brett (born 1945), British writer
Stephen Brett (born 1985), New Zealand rugby player
Sylvia Brett (1885–1971), Ranee of Sarawak
Thomas Brett (cricketer) (1747–1809), English cricketer
Thomas Brett (nonjuror) (1667–1743), English nonjuring clergyman
Thomas Rutherford Brett (1931–2021), United States federal judge
Tom Brett (born 1989), English cricketer
William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher (1817–1899), British lawyer
William de Brett (died 1247), Anglo-Norman knight and sheriff of Connacht in Ireland
William Howard Brett (1846–1918), librarian
William Howard Brett Jr. (1893–1989), director of the United States Mint from 1954 to 1961
People with the given name
Brett Anderson (disambiguation)
Brett Madden (1978–2020), American voice actress, actress and producer
Brett Baty (born 1999), American baseball player
Brett Barker, American politician
Brett Barnett (born 1992), English writer and director
Brett Blundy (born 1959/1960), Australian billionaire businessman
Brett Bolton (born 2006), American sledge hockey player
Brett Boyko (born 1992), American football player
Brett Butler (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball player
Brett Butler (actress) (born 1958), American comedian and actress
Brett Cooper (footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer
Brett Cooper (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
Brett Cooper (commentator) (born 2001), American political commentator, media personality, and actress
Brett Dalton (born 1983), American actor
Brett de Geus (born 1997), American baseball player
Brett Doyle (born 1972), flat race jockey
Fictional characters
Brett Ashley, in the Ernest Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises
Brett Craig, the long-suffering husband of Kim in Kath & Kim
Brett Bunsen, in the 2009 animated series Archer
Brett Graham, in the 1986 film Maximum Overdrive
Brett Hand, in the 2021 series Inside Job
Brett Hull, in the 2009 series Parks and Recreation
Brett Kobashigawa, in the 2015 series Superstore
Brett Maverick, professional poker player in the TV series Maverick
Sergeant Brett Shelton, in the 1991 film Child's Play 3
Lord Brett Sinclair, in the 1971 TV series The Persuaders!
Jezaille Brett, in the video game The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures