Brittle

== English == === Etymology === From a diminutive form of Brett. === Proper noun === Brittle (plural Brittles) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Brittle is the 38532nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 574 individuals. Brittle is most common among White (76.48%) and Black/African American (18.12%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brittle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230.