How common is the surname Breckenridge?

4,949 people in the United States had the surname Breckenridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,385 Americans. It ranked 6,814th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Breckenridge?

Alexandra Breckenridge, American actress, followed by Laura Breckenridge.

Where is the surname Breckenridge most common?

Wikidata records people named Breckenridge in the United States.

How do you pronounce Breckenridge?

Breckenridge is /ˈbɹɛkənɹɪd͡ʒ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Breckenridge getting more or less common?

More common. 4,686 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,949 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Breckenridge

A surname, carried by 4,949 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹɛkənɹɪd͡ʒ/ 3 syllables Soundex B625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Breckenridge is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

Variant of Brackenridge.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,949 people named Breckenridge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,385 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,686.

#6,814

rank among US surnames

4,949

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,651)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,809	Jefferies	4,953	62,335
#6,811	Toland	4,952	62,348
#6,813	Kurth	4,951	62,360
#6,814	Breckenridge	4,949	62,385

Who is named Breckenridge

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Breckenridge identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Breckenridges

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexandra Breckenridge
American actress, born 1982
Laura Breckenridge
American actress, born 1983
Hugh Henry Breckenridge
American painter (1870-1937)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Breckenridge

Breckinridge

Breckenridge has the Soundex code B625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B625.

Questions

Where does the surname Breckenridge come from?: Variant of Brackenridge.
How common is the surname Breckenridge?: 4,949 people in the United States had the surname Breckenridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,385 Americans. It ranked 6,814th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Breckenridge?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Breckenridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Breckenridge?: Alexandra Breckenridge, American actress, followed by Laura Breckenridge.
Where is the surname Breckenridge most common?: Wikidata records people named Breckenridge in the United States.
How do you pronounce Breckenridge?: Breckenridge is /ˈbɹɛkənɹɪd͡ʒ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Breckenridge getting more or less common?: More common. 4,686 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,949 in 2010, up 5.6%.