Family name origins & meanings
- Origin uncertain. Probably a respelling of French Debré :
- patronymic from the personal name Bré, a variant of Bref meaning ‘small’.
- habitational name for someone from any of various places called Bry(e), Brie, or Bré, in particular a locality in Peyreleau in Aveyron and another in Bégard, Côtes-d’Armor.