Bred Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bred Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bred family

Profession Census Frequency
Boot & Shoe Maker 1
House Keeper 1
Farm Servant 1
Blacksmith Journeyman 1

Bred Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bird 50% 165,277
2 Beard 40% 56,812
3 Broad 60% 28,298
4 Board 40% 11,624
5 Brodie 50% 8,867
6 Baird 40% 8,473
7 Breed 80% 4,282
8 Bard 50% 3,759
9 Bride 60% 3,082
10 Braid 60% 2,991
11 Burd 50% 2,650
12 Brade 60% 2,230
13 Brid 75% 1,867
14 Bord 50% 1,632
15 Brad 75% 1,275
16 Berd 50% 1,008
17 Bread 80% 904
18 Braud 60% 824
19 Bardoe 33% 367
20 Broud 60% 352
21 Brood 60% 348
22 Broadie 43% 311
23 Bradie 50% 269
24 Braide 50% 194
25 Brede 80% 157
26 Bred 100% 153
27 Biard 40% 136
28 Broid 60% 127
29 Brode 60% 119
30 Barid 60% 118
31 Boord 40% 110
32 Broade 50% 104
33 Burde 40% 104
34 Bourd 40% 103

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The surname Bred is the 26th most popular variant of Bird.

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