Bretz Surname

56,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bretz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Briddo (bridle).

Bretz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7351:76,5498,763
Germany3,0101:26,7463,537
Brazil2621:817,07829,598
France2451:271,11341,730
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
Israel891:96,15311,162
Hungary761:129,16211,998
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Austria461:185,11823,639
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
England191:2,932,529101,561
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7421:67,6807,344

Bretz (22) may also be a first name.

Bretz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Briddo (bridle).

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

Bretz Last Name Facts

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

Bretz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bretz is the 56,127th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 806,234 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Bretz are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bretz is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 22 people.

The surname Bretz is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,735 people, or 1 in 76,549. In The United States Bretz is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Bretz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bretz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bretz surname expanded 638 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bretz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bretz surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68% registered with the political party.

The amount Bretz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning 315,583 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $50,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breetz91362/
Brietz91187/
Broetz9175/
Breitz9174/
Braetz9164/
Breatz913/
Breutz912/
Brettz912/
Bretze911/
Brez89878/
Breitez831/
Britz8021,787/
Bratz803,096/
Briez80971/
Brotz80863/
Breaz80855/
Brötz80634/
Breiz80221/
Breez80191/
Brets80147/
Brecz8038/
Brätz8037/
Brytz8031/
Bretx8015/
Brezz805/
Brezh804/
Breuz801/
Vretz801/
Bretc801/
Bredz801/
Braatz737,194/
Britze73508/
Brittz73354/
Bretch73121/
Bretts7393/
Breizh7329/
Brattz737/
Brytcz736/
Brítez735/
Breits735/
Breyts734/
Brests731/
Bretsh731/
Bretce731/
Brottz731/
Bredcz731/
Bráatz731/
Briets731/
Bretse731/
Britzs731/
Bruitz730/
Braitz730/
Breuts730/
Bradtz730/
Breets730/
Briz678,367/
Brec67615/
Bretsch67555/
Bryz6714/
Bretche6710/
Breszcz676/
Brettås676/
Brechts672/
Breites671/
Brietts671/
Brestts671/
Breć671/
Breatch670/

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