Bream Surname

267,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bream Surname Definition:

(English) Vigorous, Fierce; earlier, Famous, Noble [Middle English breme, Old English bréme] Howevere beest outher brid [or bird] Hath so breme wittes.— Piers Plowman, 7877-8.

The noise of peple up-sterte than (then] at ones As breme as blase of straw y-set on fire.

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Bream Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9981:363,18532,353
England3721:149,78014,332
Wales171:182,03112,022
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Bream (37) may also be a first name.

Bream Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Vigorous, Fierce; earlier, Famous, Noble [Middle English breme, Old English bréme] Howevere beest outher brid [or bird] Hath so breme wittes.— Piers Plowman, 7877-8.

The noise of peple up-sterte than (then] at ones As breme as blase of straw y-set on fire. Chaucer, Trail. & Crts., iv. 183-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A chapelry in co. Gloucester. 2. Old English, brim, renowned, famous, from Anglo-Saxon bfeman, to celebrate.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Bream Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bream is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bream? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 267,085th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. The surname Bream occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Bream reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bream is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 998 people, or 1 in 363,185. In The United States Bream is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Iowa, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Wales, where 1 percent live.

Bream Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bream has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bream Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bream surname are 35.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.26% registered to vote for the party.

Bream earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,848 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breame91265/
Breham91138/
Breahm9111/
Brejam914/
Breyam911/
Bhream911/
Brem897,682/
Bram895,719/
Breacym831/
Brehm8020,973/
Brame806,275/
Braam805,623/
Breme805,211/
Braem804,119/
Brahm804,085/
Bremm802,215/
Braim802,191/
Braum802,118/
Briem801,701/
Breum801,210/
Brean80955/
Briam80563/
Bramm80550/
Breem80362/
Brgam80262/
Brham80173/
Brrem80170/
Bramh80154/
Braym80109/
Bhram8092/
Breim8071/
Bryam8057/
Bruem8054/
Bærem8025/
Breym8022/
Bramt8017/
Brhem8016/
Broem8013/
Bramg8011/
Bremt807/
Bramë805/
Bramd804/
Bramn802/
Bremh801/
Hbram801/
Bhrem801/
Vream801/
Breom801/
Braïm801/
Brasm801/
Bramk801/
Wream800/
Bryem800/
Breihamt771/
Breamová771/
Braham7313,523/
Bramhe732,697/
Breant732,163/
Brehan732,022/
Bramng731,082/
Bhraam73486/
Broehm73223/
Bremme73222/
Bramme73181/
Brasem73115/
Breyan7397/
Brayem7396/
Briame7388/
Breian7388/
Bratym7386/
Breand7383/
Bryham7381/
Bresme7369/
Bratim7357/
Brejan7347/
Breime7335/
Briean7332/
Breanc7327/
Brasim7326/
Braamt7324/
Breang7322/
Bramne7318/
Brayam7317/
Briham7316/
Braihm7314/
Breßem7314/
Bređan7313/
Brejim7313/
B'Rame7312/
Braism7311/
Breann7310/
Bryamt7310/
Brajim7310/
Brahym739/
Brahum737/
Båreim737/
Breehm736/
Brajom736/
Bréham736/
Brayim736/
Brgaum735/
Braimh735/
Breane734/
Braumn734/
Breșan734/
Braumd734/
Brehom733/
Bresim733/
Britem733/
Briehm733/
Braiem732/
Bresem732/
Brahhm732/
Braumm732/
Bhrame732/
Vreham732/
Breium732/
Brayom732/
Bremhe731/
Breyme731/
Brhamn731/
Briamm731/
Brijam731/
Broemm731/
Broyam731/
Brahmm731/
Bramhs731/
Brauhm731/
Brhaim731/
Briyam731/
Bramdt731/
Bremmm731/
Brrahm731/
Brahím731/
Brajam731/
Breesm731/
Hbrham731/
Bhraim731/
Bhramn731/
Brejom731/
Braiom731/
Broiam731/
Bratem730/
Breean730/
Breohm730/
Braehm730/
Breeme730/
Breuan730/
Braamn730/
Bran6730,750/
Brissem6714,960/
Brim675,797/
Brym671,810/
Bräm67734/
Bressem67450/
Breihan67401/
Bressim67335/
Bærheim67256/
Bramova67186/
Breheim67151/
Vrem67144/
Braihim67138/
Breuhan67116/
Brehant67109/
Brém6796/
Brassem6795/
Brachem6785/
Brausem6759/
Bremova6757/
Wrem6757/
Breyhan6749/
Briheim6747/
Wram6731/
Brohjem6727/
Brayham6719/
Breysem6718/
Vram6718/
Brayoum6717/
Bremová6716/
Brehyna6715/
Brhamne6714/
Braasem6710/
Bramngk679/
Braaham678/
Braheym678/
Breihme675/
B'Raham675/
Braiham675/
Bhraham674/
Bhramne674/
Brahiam674/
Breeann673/
Breandt673/
Brahamm673/
Brahaim673/
Brahium673/
Bhramnd673/
Brittem672/
Breihim672/
Bhramhe672/
Breaten672/
Brahjam672/
Breitem672/
Broyham672/
Brahiom672/
Brachim672/
Beherem672/
Breanne672/
Breihem671/
Brieann671/
Breiant671/
Brettim671/
Bryhiem671/
Brioham671/
Briteem671/
Bruggem671/
Braihem671/
Breacen671/
Brechem671/
Breesem671/
Breyeme671/
Brejank671/
Breïhem671/
Brím671/
Brahçim671/
Bramová671/
Brehand671/
Brahyam671/
Braatem671/
Brjm671/
Breiann670/
Breyann670/
Braheim670/
Braggim670/
Breanck670/
Brettem670/
Brehang670/

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