Breedlove Surname

43,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Breedlove Surname User-submission:

A nickname for someone who was friendly, amiable, or affectionate. It can be a compound of Middle English words: brede ('to breed, to produce') and loue ('love'), or the Old English words bred ('broad') and lufu ('love').

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Breedlove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8601:30,5613,802
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3371:37,5614,455

Breedlove (31) may also be a first name.

Breedlove Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A nickname for someone who was friendly, amiable, or affectionate. It can be a compound of Middle English words: brede ('to breed, to produce') and loue ('love'), or the Old English words bred ('broad') and lufu ('love'). Another theory suggests it may have a connection to Old English bridel ('to catch or curb') and Anglo-Norman louve ('wolf')

- ethantownsend

Breedlove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breedlove is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breedlove? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,664th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 612,090 people. Breedlove occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Breedlove are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Breedlove is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 31 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11,860 people, or 1 in 30,561. In The United States Breedlove is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Breedlove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breedlove has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Breedlove last name increased 887 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breedlove Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breedlove surname are 18.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Breedlove earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.53% less than the national average, earning $39,982 CAD per year.

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