This website is about the history of the Brettell family and its origins in the Black Country. The name of Brettell is relatively rare in the UK although a little more common in the Black Country as you will discover. The name Brettell has variants; the most common of which is Brettle (which is my own family name) but Brettell is used through out this website to include all of these variants so if you are a Brettle, Brittell, Brethel, Britnell, Brattell, Brattle, Bretell, Bretelle, Bretel, Breteuil, Bretull, Britell, Breteel, Breteal, Britill, Brittle, Bretale or Brettale you should find something of interest here.