Breed Surname

70,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Breed Surname Definition:

“Broad” in Dutch.

Breed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5431:102,30311,301
South Africa9201:58,8897,450
Netherlands8991:18,7842,935
England8851:62,9587,400
Australia3151:85,7019,916
Canada1181:312,25128,740
India851:9,024,299181,432
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Wales281:110,5198,545
Sweden281:351,67024,678
France281:2,372,240182,981
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha21:2,927156
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5161:47,2395,833
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4401:34,8744,150

Breed (65) may also be a first name.

Breed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Broad” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Brede (flat expanse), in Sussex; dweller on the plain.

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

(Dutch.) From Breed, broad, large. Brede, local, a town in Sussex, England, and in the Danish, signifies brim, margin; sea—side, shore, river—side.

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

Breed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breed has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 70,037th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,031,646 people. The last name Breed is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Breed live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Breed is also the 1,212,820th most common first name world-wide, held by 65 people.

The last name Breed is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,543 people, or 1 in 102,303. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent live and The Netherlands, where 13 percent live.

Breed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breed last name expanded 246 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Breed are 37.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Breed earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.75% more than the national average, earning R 389,136 per year; in United States they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $45,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breedt916,028/
Breeds91696/
Breedh917/
Bree899,046/
Bred891,191/
Breedtd831/
Brees802,750/
Breej802,723/
Breer801,799/
Breet801,776/
Bredt80476/
Brete80471/
Breid80416/
Bread80360/
Bried80278/
Breez80191/
Breyd8029/
Wreed8023/
Broed8017/
Breud809/
Bredh808/
Breds808/
Vreed805/
Brued803/
Bredd803/
Braed803/
Brred802/
Breea802/
Bhree802/
Bresd802/
Bredz801/
Brged801/
Bryed800/
Brooheed770/
Bre752,157/
Brette731,720/
Breite73651/
Breidt73616/
Breech73587/
Breher73390/
Breest73381/
Brethe73113/
Breads7388/
Braedt7364/
Breste7339/
Brahee7330/
Brehyd7316/
Breesh7314/
Bråhed735/
Breerh734/
Brejet733/
Bruedt732/
Bredås732/
Broyed731/
Breeth731/
Brejje731/
Breuad731/
Brechd731/
Bredcz731/
Breete731/
Brehhe731/
Breess731/
Breids731/
Breije731/
Brayed731/
Brejdt731/
Breute731/
Bråred731/
Bhrete731/
Breddt731/
Breeht731/
Brhehe731/
Breett730/
Breets730/
Breadt730/
Bruhee730/
Bredth730/
Breiet730/
Bhreud730/
Brea6722,802/
Brey678,287/
Bret677,537/
Breu676,202/
Bres675,551/
Brie673,496/
Brid672,893/
Brei671,363/
Brez67878/
Breh67870/
Vree67853/
Breś67755/
Bryd67401/
Brej67317/
Bredova67267/
Brejaud67138/
Breß67100/
Bredová6782/
Brée6758/
Breuste6741/
Brer6734/
Wred6732/
Brzayed6723/
Vred6714/
Brge6711/
Bhre6711/
Brep6711/
Braheye675/
Breesth675/
Breš675/
Breň674/
Brohead673/
Brre673/
Wraheed673/
Breathe672/
Broiete672/
Breatte672/
Breuett671/
Breyett671/
Breecht671/
Behered671/
Breadth671/
Brestte671/
Hbre671/
Bære671/
Brehher671/
Breiteh671/
Brejeet671/
Breć671/
Brhe671/
Brje671/
Brze671/
Braahee671/
Breï671/
Brjd671/
Brechte670/
Breette670/

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