Breytenbach
Breytenbach is a surname of Afrikaans origin, commonly found in South Africa. The name appears to combine a given name—Breyten, the Afrikaans form of a Germanic name—with the suffix bach, meaning brook, a pattern seen in various Dutch- and German-derived surnames. As such, it reflects Dutch and Afrikaans linguistic heritage and may be described as a patronymic/toponymic surname.
Notable bearers include Breyten Breytenbach (born 1939), a South African writer, poet, and painter who was active
In contemporary times, the name remains most prevalent among Afrikaans-speaking communities in South Africa, with smaller