Breckinridge Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Breckinridge Surname Definition:

(Scottish) Dweller at the fern ridge or hill; one who came from the lands of Brackenrig (ridge overgrown with bracken), in Lanarkshire.

Breckinridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:179,99516,051

Breckinridge (16) may also be a first name.

Breckinridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) Dweller at the fern ridge or hill; one who came from the lands of Brackenrig (ridge overgrown with bracken), in Lanarkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Breckinridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breckinridge occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breckinridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Breckinridge is the 807,857th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. Breckinridge occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Breckinridge are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 1,081,967. In The United States Breckinridge is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Breckinridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breckinridge has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breckinridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breckinridge last name are 8.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.41% being registered with the party.

Breckinridge earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,277 USD per year.

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