Wheatbread Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wheatbread Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. (1) A direct translation of the earlier Blanchpain. (2) But perhaps a corruption of Whitebeard, of which an early instance seems to be found below; compare Blackbeard, Brownbeard. The first derivation is feasible as translations of the French were.

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Wheatbread Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Wheatbread Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. (1) A direct translation of the earlier Blanchpain. (2) But perhaps a corruption of Whitebeard, of which an early instance seems to be found below; compare Blackbeard, Brownbeard. The first derivation is feasible as translations of the French were.

William Wytebred, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Witbred, London, ibid.

Nicholas Wytberd, Gloucestershire, ibid.

Henry Whitbread. Rolls of Parliament.

1589. Married — Nicholas Wiblen and Catherine Whytebread: St, Dionis Backchurch.

1661. — Thomas Whitebread and Debora Boden: St. Mary Aldermary.

1750. Buried — Benjamin Whitebread, parish clerk: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The letter it is very apt to change places with the vowel preceding or following it; thus, the Old English brid has become bird, and firth, an estuary, is, among Southrons, frith. In like manner, the last syllable of this word was perhaps originally berd, that is, beard. Thus Whitebread would be a sobriquet, like Silverlock, Redhead, &c. See , however, ' Blancpain.' Witbred occurs in the Hundred Rolls; and in 11. Edward I. we meet with the names Will. Milkanbred, and Walter, son of Will. Milk and bred! N. & Q., Jan. 24, 1857. The notorious murderer, Eugene Aram, heroized by a modern novelist, was usher, in 1744, to the Rev. Mr. Painblanc, in Piccadilly.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wheatbread Last Name Facts

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

Wheatbread is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheatbread? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wheatbread live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 100 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found.

Wheatbread Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheatbread has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wheatbread surname declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wheatbread Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wheatbread last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wheatbread earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.8% more than the national average, earning $47,808 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitbread844,461/
Waitbread841/
Whestbred840/
Whitbreadd801/
Whithbread801/
Whittbread800/
Whitbred78105/
Witbread782/
Whitbrad781/
Wabrad7515/
Whitbraid740/
Weisbread740/
Whybrea711/
Wabreha711/
Weissbread701/
Weitbrechd701/
Webre671,268/
Wabra67233/
Witbraad6797/
Webra679/
Weisbred677/
Wabre676/
Weisbrad673/
Westbrey672/
Whitbrey671/

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Wheatbread Reference & Research

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