Lebreton Family Crest & Name History

Many Lebreton families will find their roots under Breton, the form most records use. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “A Breton”.

Family crest and blazon

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Spelling and variants

Lebreton is listed among the recognised spellings of Breton. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Bretagne.

In the 2010 US Census, 556 Americans gave Lebreton as their last name (rank 39,555). Between 1891 and 2000, 19,197 babies born in France were registered as Lebreton, with the most births in 1961–1970. Get the complete Lebreton report, with a museum-style coat of arms.