Breach Surname
Approximately 2,194 people bear this surname
Breach Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Breach or Opening [Middle English breche, Old English brece, brice] John de la Breche.—Hundred Rolls
Breach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 985 | 1:56,567 | 6,838 |
| United States | 558 | 1:649,568 | 52,100 |
| Australia | 195 | 1:138,439 | 14,922 |
| New Zealand | 172 | 1:26,327 | 4,610 |
| Mexico | 99 | 1:1,253,800 | 14,809 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 595 | 1:40,967 | 5,176 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 106 | 1:473,761 | 33,810 |
Breach (11) may also be a first name.
Breach Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Breach or Opening [Middle English breche, Old English brece, brice] John de la Breche.—Hundred Rolls
From the French, Briche; a personal name.
Breach Demographics
Average Male Breach Height
178.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Breach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Breach is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Breach? popularity and diffusion
The last name Breach is the 191,985th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,321,580 people. The last name Breach occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Breach live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles. Breach is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 985 people, or 1 in 56,567. In England it is most common in: East Sussex, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Kent, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England Breach occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Breach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Breach has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Breach last name rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 526 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 580 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Breach Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Breach last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Breach last name are 22.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Breach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.24% more than the national average, earning R 428,316 per year; in United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning $47,754 CAD per year.
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