2007-09-24 09:26:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
No I really don't think so, but I could also be wrong.
Breton
French and English: ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French bret (oblique case breton) (see Brett).
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a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
a Celtic language of Brittany
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2007-09-24 10:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Breton is a language .... not a royalty.
Breton is descended from the Brythonic branch of Insular Celtic languages brought by Roman-Celtic settlers to Brittany (a region in France), perhaps from the end of the 3rd century onwards. The modern-day language most closely related to Breton is Cornish, followed by Welsh.
2007-09-24 09:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by smileymduke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a royal line, but it was a noble line. Of course, not everyone with that name was descended from nobility. But there was a Duchy where the family used that name (just as the family of the artist Henri Toulouse-Latrec were the Comte and Comtesse de Toulouse-Lautrec). I'd be suspicious of anyone claiming to be the Duc de Breton, but it's mildly possible that after the French Revolution there was a minor member of the family who escaped to Brabant and then made their way to England before heading for Canada and finally their grandchildren headed for America. It's unlikely, but could have happened.
2007-09-24 10:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. The name 'Breton', that means 'from Brittany', a region from north west of France (where I come from), is very common. You will find too 'Lebreton' or 'Le Breton'.
2007-09-24 11:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by Vincent G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you read about the kings of the Medieval European era, you will soon find that many of them had 100s and even thousands of offspring! As survival at that time meant just having food and shelter and being safe from maurading bands, peasants often left no descendants. In other words, most people today, if not all, are descended from royalty.
Check out:
http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/b/breton.php
Breton was, first of all, a place. Many surnames today came about based on where one's ancestors lived!
2007-09-24 10:43:48 · answer #5 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is a royal line but I have been wrong before
2007-09-24 09:35:10 · answer #6 · answered by jaspers mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋