Whitebred Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Whitebred 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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Whitebred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Whitebred 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

Whitebred Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitebred is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitebred? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitebred is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Whitebred is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whitebred reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Whitebred is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Whitebred is mostly found in: California, where 50 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 50 percent are found.

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