Break Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Break Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Break family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 3
Scholar 2
Blacksmith 2
Needle 1
Joiner 1
French Subject 1
General Servant 1
Laundress Domestic 1
Shoe Maker 1
General Domestic Servant 1
House Maid 1
Apprentice 1
Mill Hand 1
School Mistress 1
Servant Domestic 1
Tailor & Grocer 1
Teacher 1
Unemployed 1
Weaver 1
Worsted Weaver 1

Break Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brook 60% 95,789
2 Burke 20% 44,818
3 Brooke 50% 36,883
4 Brake 60% 6,489
5 Burk 40% 6,335
6 Barke 20% 6,098
7 Bark 40% 5,325
8 Bourke 33% 3,816
9 Birk 40% 1,269
10 Berk 60% 905
11 Broke 40% 465
12 Break 100% 290
13 Bourk 40% 269
14 Abrook 50% 266
15 Birke 20% 237
16 Berke 40% 192
17 Bruke 40% 161
18 Bork 40% 132

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The surname Break is the 12th most popular variant of Brook.

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