# Breckinridge (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/breckinridge/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | fewer than 100 |
| US rank (2010) | not ranked |
| How often | not recorded |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Breckinridge in the United States.

## People named Breckinridge

- John Breckinridge, American politician (1760–1806)
- Sophonisba Breckinridge, American lawyer, social reformer, social scientist and civil rights activist (1866-1948)
- Henry Skillman Breckinridge, American Olympic fencer, lawyer and politician (1886–1960)
- Mary Carson Breckinridge, American nurse (1881–1965)
- Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, American suffragist (1872-1920)
- Bunny Breckinridge, American actor (1903–1996)
- William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, American politician (1837-1904)

## Similar surnames

Breckenridge, Brickner, Brackin, Barragan, Bryson, Bergman, Brockman, Briseno, Bracken, Brogan, Barcenas, Brigham.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.