Breedon Surname

263,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Breedon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bredon or Breedon = the Broad Hill (Old English bræd + dún] William de Bredun.—Hundred Rolls

Breedon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5821:95,73510,197
Canada3581:102,92111,137
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Australia1371:197,04919,369
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3991:61,0917,127
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Breedon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bredon or Breedon = the Broad Hill (Old English bræd + dún] William de Bredun.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Breedon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breedon occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breedon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Breedon is the 263,899th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,910,745 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Breedon reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 582 people, or 1 in 95,735. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Derbyshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Breedon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breedon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Breedon surname rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breedon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Breedon are 9.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Breedon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.87% more than the national average, earning $49,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,043 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bredon92631/
Breadon86562/
Breydon8622/
Bredoun8616/
Breidon8611/
Braedon8611/
Breedan8611/
Briedon862/
Breedom861/
Breddon861/
Wreedon861/
Bredhon861/
Breudon860/
Bredong860/
Bredone860/
Breedung800/
Brydon774,238/
Bredun771,132/
Bridon77884/
Bredan77199/
Bradon77177/
Bredán779/
Brédon775/
Brodon774/
Bredom771/
Briddon71784/
Braddon71773/
Brydone71126/
Braydon7167/
Brisdon7154/
Bredoum7143/
Broddon7131/
Braidon7115/
Bridgon718/
Bridong718/
Breddan716/
Breadan715/
Breidan714/
Bredant712/
Breedam712/
Braudon712/
Bredung711/
Breadonová711/
Britdon711/
Bridonk711/
Brohdon711/
Breudan711/
Bresdan711/
Bridont711/
Broudon710/
Broydon710/
Brojdon710/
Bridoon710/
Broidon710/
Breidung67119/
Brawedan672/
Brestdan672/
Breidgan672/
Bridddon671/
Bristdon671/
Brousdon670/
Brayadon670/
Broydone670/
Breedham670/

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