How common is the surname Bredin?

232 people in the United States had the surname Bredin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,330,800 Americans. It ranked 81,458th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bredin?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Bredin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bredin?

Patricia Bredin, British actress, singer (1935–2023), followed by Rae Sloan Bredin.

Where is the surname Bredin most common?

Wikidata records people named Bredin in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Bredin getting more or less common?

More common. 217 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 232 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Bredin

An occupational surname, carried by 232 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bredin is more common than 49.8% of them.

Origin

Irish surname, Anglicized from Mac Giolla Bhrídín, related to Mac Giolla Bhrighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”). See also McBride.

Bredin is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 232 people named Bredin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,330,800 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 217.

#81,458

rank among US surnames

232

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #81,100)

Who is named Bredin

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

97% of people named Bredin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bredins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patricia Bredin
British actress, singer (1935–2023)
Rae Sloan Bredin
American painter and teacher, 1881-1933

Notable Bredins come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bredin

Bredin has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Questions

Where does the surname Bredin come from?: Irish surname, Anglicized from Mac Giolla Bhrídín, related to Mac Giolla Bhrighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”). See also McBride.
How common is the surname Bredin?: 232 people in the United States had the surname Bredin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,330,800 Americans. It ranked 81,458th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bredin?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Bredin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bredin?: Patricia Bredin, British actress, singer (1935–2023), followed by Rae Sloan Bredin.
Where is the surname Bredin most common?: Wikidata records people named Bredin in the United Kingdom and the United States.
What type of surname is Bredin?: Bredin is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Bredin getting more or less common?: More common. 217 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 232 in 2010, up 6.9%.