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There are approximately 779 people named Breed in the UK. That makes it the 8,295th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 12 are named Breed.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Breed surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Dutch.) From Breed, broad, large. Brede, local, a town in Sussex, England, and in the Danish, signifies brim, margin; sea-side, shore, river-side.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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