Breck Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Breck Surname Definition:

Hugh Brec witnessed Eschina de London's gift of the church of Molle to the Abbey of Kelso, 1185 (Kelso, 146). Gilbert Brek, witness in Dumfries, 1506 (Edgar, p. 230). Isabel Breck in Edinburgh, 1692 (Edinb. Marr.), and William Breck, feuar in Insch, Aberdeenshire, died in 1818.

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Breck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2661:286,30226,625
France671:991,384111,008
Canada441:837,40065,151
Denmark421:134,39812,049
England391:1,428,66862,556
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Norway301:171,41020,526
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5381:93,3439,564

Breck (2,253) may also be a first name.

Breck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hugh Brec witnessed Eschina de London's gift of the church of Molle to the Abbey of Kelso, 1185 (Kelso, 146). Gilbert Brek, witness in Dumfries, 1506 (Edgar, p. 230). Isabel Breck in Edinburgh, 1692 (Edinb. Marr.), and William Breck, feuar in Insch, Aberdeenshire, died in 1818.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Local. An old word signifying broken, a gap; Brecca, an old law term which we find in old Latin deeds, was used to denote a breach, decay, or want of repair. Breck is also used in some parts of England to denote pasture. Breck, Gaelic, is a wolf or wild savage.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Breck Last Name Facts

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

Breck (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺭﻳﻚ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,286th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,307,060 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Breck are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 157,356th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,253 people.

Breck is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,266 people, or 1 in 286,302. In The United States Breck is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 5 percent are found and South Dakota, where 4 percent are found. Other than The United States Breck is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Breck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Breck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breck surname increased 235 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breck surname are 9.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.86% registered with the party.

The amount Breck earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning 401,017 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breick91536/
Brecke91470/
Brieck91119/
Breeck91115/
Breïck9177/
Breack9139/
Breuck9113/
B'Reck911/
Bretck910/
Brek892,226/
Brec89615/
B'Reick8334/
Breicke8324/
B'Reïck8316/
Breïcke8312/
Breycke838/
B'Rieck832/
Breickh831/
Breckke831/
Breschk831/
Brescke830/
Brick808,823/
Break803,871/
Breik80913/
Briec80601/
Briek80447/
Brzek80355/
Bryck80297/
Brejc80236/
Breek80233/
Brecq80230/
Bräck80162/
Brekk80158/
Vreck8074/
Bresc8067/
Breke8065/
Breuk8059/
Brecx8056/
Breïk8036/
Brejk8010/
Brekh808/
Brecc807/
Breac804/
Brect803/
Breic802/
Bretc801/
Breec801/
Åbrek801/
Brecg801/
Brekc801/
Breqc801/
Brecková77121/
Breschke7788/
Breckova7722/
B'Reicke772/
Brekke737,972/
Brekht73413/
Breike73312/
Bricke73195/
Bruick73178/
Breucq73167/
Braick73131/
Brycke7356/
Brekkå7354/
Breïkh7341/
Broick7337/
Breïke7335/
Brickx7315/
Briock7312/
Brayck7311/
Åbrekk7311/
Brisck7310/
Brejke738/
B'Reik735/
Breyke735/
Breake734/
Breeke733/
Brickh733/
Brecth732/
Brickk732/
Bredke732/
Brickt731/
Bridck731/
Briekh731/
Brydck731/
Hbrick731/
B'Riek731/
Vreeck731/
Brekhs731/
Brezke731/
Bräcke731/
Brekss731/
Brescc730/
Breisk730/
Breischke711/
Brik6727,048/
Bryk6710,661/
Breg671,273/
Bric671,159/
Brex67414/
Beherec67227/
Bryc67139/
Briscke6762/
Braicks6759/
Braicke6722/
Brekkås6718/
B'Raick6713/
Brecque6712/
Brekova6710/
Breková679/
B'Reike678/
Breyksh678/
Breikhe678/
Breszke676/
Bräckås673/
Bredtke672/
Breiske671/
B'Rayck671/
B'Reïkh671/
Breq671/
Bregsch671/
Breikšs671/
Break's671/
Brecova671/
Breizke671/
Bresske671/
Brettke671/
Breikeh671/
Brichks671/

Breck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breck in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺭﻳﻚbaryk-

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