Breakspeare Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Breakspeare Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname of the same class as Shakespeare [from Middle English breken, Old English brecan, to break + Middle English Old English spere, a spear]

Breakspeare Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Breakspeare Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname of the same class as Shakespeare [from Middle English breken, Old English brecan, to break + Middle English Old English spere, a spear]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Breakspeare Demographics

Average Breakspeare Salary in
England

£29,838

Per year
Rank:
20,064 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.76346E-5
Rank: 67,679 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
110.61%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Breakspeare Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Breakspeare Come From? nationality or country of origin

Breakspeare is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Breakspeare.

How Common Is The Last Name Breakspeare? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. Breakspeare occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Breakspeare reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Breakspeare is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 24 percent are found, Cornwall, where 18 percent are found and Hampshire, where 10 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Breakspeare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breakspeare has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Breakspeare surname fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breakspeare Last Name Statistics demography

Breakspeare earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $52,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breakspear95932/
Breakspere9518/
Breakspare951/
Brakespeare918/
Brakspear9058/
Brakespear8617/
Preakspear861/
Breakspier860/
Barak Super731/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breakspeare
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