Breach Surname

191,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9851:56,5676,838
United States5581:649,56852,100
Australia1951:138,43914,922
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Mexico991:1,253,80014,809
Wales381:81,4356,830
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5951:40,9675,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Briche; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brreach9213/
Breasch9211/
Breache926/
Breatch920/
Brach916,537/
Brech911,937/
Breah9112/
Breac914/
Brecht8311,069/
Bracht836,131/
Brasch833,522/
Brauch833,416/
Brache833,117/
Bresch831,612/
Braich831,219/
Breech83587/
Breuch83346/
Braach83335/
Breche83334/
Breich83240/
Bratch83176/
Bretch83121/
Brachs8376/
Briach8350/
Bruech8312/
Brachh8311/
Briech836/
Breash836/
Breyah834/
Bradch831/
Braech831/
Brechd831/
Brachd831/
Brechs831/
Braych831/
Brejch831/
Breych831/
Broech831/
Brzech831/
Breace830/
Brehah830/
Brrach830/
Brea8022,802/
Brah8017,780/
Brac805,267/
Breh80870/
Brec80615/
Braasch773,662/
Breisch771,501/
Brausch771,386/
Braesch77810/
Bratsch77804/
Bretsch77555/
Brasche77555/
Bruesch77458/
Braucht77432/
Briache77344/
Breesch77329/
Briesch77324/
Breusch77316/
Broesch77228/
Braisch7797/
Braitch7781/
Bresche7779/
Breuche7742/
Breiche7723/
Bratche7715/
Bradsch7714/
Bretche7710/
Braiech779/
Brahach779/
Braiche778/
Brahche776/
Breshch773/
Bratchs772/
Brauche772/
Braatch772/
Brechts772/
Breicht772/
Bradche771/
Brachts771/
Brajich771/
Brashch771/
Brastch771/
Braysch771/
Breecht771/
Breadth771/
Brescht771/
Breschs771/
Breioch770/
Bradtch770/
Brauchd770/
Brrecht770/
Brace7315,080/
Braha734,371/
Brych733,573/
Brash733,043/
Brich732,136/
Vrech731,291/
Breaz73855/
Brahy73646/
Briec73601/
Breia73582/
Breha73579/
Breci73578/
Braic73434/
Breja73430/
Bread73360/
Breas73325/
Bresh73302/
Braci73277/
Brejc73236/
Braih73226/
Brzac73165/
Brahs73159/
Brakh73148/
Wrach73133/
Braah73112/
Brauh73100/
Breat7390/
Breya7387/
Vrach7379/
Bresc7367/
Brecz7338/
Brahă7329/
Brece7325/
Břach7325/
Bracs7323/
Brauc7317/
Brueh7316/
Broeh7315/
Brazh7313/
Breih7313/
Brehr7313/
Brehs7311/
Breax7310/
Wrech739/
Brgea738/
Briea738/
Bredh738/
Brekh738/
Bracz737/
Breïh735/
Brezh734/
Brahj734/
Brahu734/
Bradh733/
Brasc733/
Brajh733/
Breic732/
Breea732/
Brahh732/
Brrah732/
Bretc731/
Brhea731/
Brheh731/
Braph731/
Breec731/
Brrea731/
Brexh731/
Brzeh731/
Brajc731/
Bhrah731/
Brhah731/
Brerh731/
Brayh731/
Bratc730/
Braitsch71427/
Bruetsch71241/
Brachová71132/
Breitsch71126/
Bratsche7192/
Braetsch7142/
Breetsch7134/
Brautsch7128/
Breische7123/
Brechová718/
Brachova715/
Breutsch713/
Breathes712/
Brietsch712/
Brastche712/
Braatsch712/
Breusche711/
Bratscht711/
Bretsche711/
Breggech711/
Brechtch711/
Brayuche711/
Brastsch710/
Bra675,053/
Broich673,265/
Briche673,149/
Breece672,662/
Bre672,157/
Brahaj671,969/
Brayhi671,482/
Bresci671,315/
Brejchová671,173/
Brahja671,087/
Brysch67906/
Brisch67772/
Braash67577/
Britch67437/
Breher67390/
Briyah67336/
Braish67314/
Brouch67309/
Bryche67298/
Wraich67283/
Brayah67276/
Breish67212/
Brahas67203/
Brichs67167/
Brahtz67122/
Bruich67107/
Brehio67105/
Brautzsch6797/
Breads6788/
Brasci6784/
Breast6771/
Brajic6767/
Brajac6767/
Brycht6764/
Brayha6750/
Brauth6745/
Brehse6744/
Breïkh6741/
Breice6739/
Brahya6732/
Breiha6730/
Breizh6729/
Brayac6729/
Brease6727/
Bruehs6726/
Brujac6725/
Brojatsch6723/
Braysh6722/
Breysh6721/
Braucs6720/
Brichh6720/
Bräsch6718/
Briesh6717/
Brehyd6716/
Breatt6714/
Breesh6714/
Vresch6712/
Bresce6712/
Breichová6711/
Bricht6711/
Breaua6711/
Breihe6710/
Vreche6710/
Breyha6710/
Brayec679/
Brajuc679/
Brejchova679/
Vraich678/
Braesh678/
Braiha678/
Brejic678/
Breedh677/
Brajeh677/
Brahia677/
Breychová676/
Brehas676/
Braukh676/
Brahai676/
Brajec676/
Brahay676/
Breauy675/
Wratch675/
Breias675/
Brèche675/
Broueh675/
Brayeh675/
Brahio675/
Brahyi675/
Vrachh674/
Brayoh674/
Bricsh674/
Brojac674/
Brahaș674/
Breerh674/
Brhich674/
Bresht673/
Braush673/
Breatz673/
Braihi673/
Breyas673/
Brychs673/
Brahii673/
Brrich672/
Broehy672/
Broesh672/
Bridch672/
Breshe672/
Braath672/
Brejas672/
Braveh672/
Brioch672/
Brahts672/
Bradsh671/
Vrasch671/
Breihi671/
Bresth671/
Bretce671/
Briekh671/
Brzaic671/
Brzich671/
Broeja671/
Brrece671/
Braaci671/
Brayhy671/
Bredcz671/
Brehhe671/
B'Reih671/
Vreech671/
Wreche671/
Wriech671/
Brejau671/
Vrache671/
Wraech671/
Brathz671/
Briehs671/
Brieya671/
Bretsh671/
Breychova671/
Breïha671/
Brzeih671/
Bréche671/
Bruyah671/
Brajcz671/
Breeht671/
Bhrajh671/
Brehyi671/
Brhehe671/
Braasc671/
Brahah671/
Braweh671/
Brojah671/
Braths670/
Bradth670/
Breass670/
Braudh670/
Wretch670/
Breuce670/
Breush670/
Brieha670/
Brasht670/
Breiht670/
Breadt670/
Bredth670/
Brashs670/
Breuoh670/
Bruesh670/

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