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The surname Breckinridge

A surname.

3 syllables Soundex B625

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Famous Breckinridges

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • 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)

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Surnames that sound like Breckinridge

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

Questions

Who is the most famous person named Breckinridge?
John Breckinridge, American politician (1760–1806), followed by Sophonisba Breckinridge.
Where is the surname Breckinridge most common?
Wikidata records people named Breckinridge in the United States.