Brevet
surname · Latin script
Meaning, in French: a patent
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/bʁəvɛ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Brevet is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- NLNetherlands
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
a patent
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.
How Brevet is read(measured from records)
Brevet is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- French92%
a patent
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
- English6.1%
A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Brevet is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In cdo, rank, full title of an official, (ping-ngék). official regulations, red-tape, official money, (gting-kuang)
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In Indonesian, a formal document, such as a certificate or licence
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Danish, definite singular of brev
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Luxembourgish, patent
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Frederik Jacobus Brevetb. 1893NLDutch banker (1893-1983)
- Jean-Yves Brevetb. 1965FRFrench politician
- Ophélie Brevetb. 1992FRFrench association football player
- Marine Brevetb. 1994FRFrench gymnast
- Adonis BrevetFRFrench politician
- Antoine Joseph BrevetFRFrench politician
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 8 sources across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 295 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 288 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 281 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 261 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 254 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 245 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 244 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 215 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 194 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 149 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 129 | — |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 90 | #20,728 |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Brevet mean, and where does it come from?
- a patent Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Brevet?
- A machine transcription gives /bʁəvɛ/ (IPA) for French.
- In which country does Brevet have the most bearers?
- Brevet is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Brevet”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.