Bredemeier Surname

195,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bredemeier Surname User-submission:

Brede is old German for a broad acre.

Meier/Meyer/Meir/Meijer is old German for the farmer of either the biggest farm or the responsible farmer for the main farm of a manorial lord (

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Bredemeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5971:50,4106,580
United States5191:698,37955,261
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Bredemeier Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Brede is old German for a broad acre.

Meier/Meyer/Meir/Meijer is old German for the farmer of either the biggest farm or the responsible farmer for the main farm of a manorial lord (source).

Both sources are in German.

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Bredemeier Last Name Facts

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

Bredemeier is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredemeier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 195,301st most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,391,134 people. The last name Bredemeier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Bredemeier reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Bredemeier is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,597 people, or 1 in 50,410. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 49 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Bredemeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bredemeier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bredemeier surname grew 1,331 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bredemeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bredemeier surname are 32.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.41% being registered with the political party.

Bredemeier earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $44,756 USD per year.

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