Tracing the Brickett Family Name

The Brickett last name has English roots. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “one who came from Bricett (place infested by horseflies), in Suffolk”.

• Names that sound alike, such as Brackett and Birkett, are easily confused in old records.
• Brickett ranked 70,645 in the 2010 US Census, with 277 people answering to the name.
• That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Brickett, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms. Research your Brickett family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.