How common is the surname Bree?

666 people in the United States had the surname Bree in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 463,582 Americans. It ranked 34,110th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bree?

Bianca Bree, American actress and martial artist.

Where is the surname Bree most common?

Wikidata records people named Bree in the United States.

Is the surname Bree getting more or less common?

More common. 648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 666 in 2010, up 2.8%.

Is Bree also a first name?

Yes. Bree is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bree

A Dutch surname, carried by 666 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bree is more common than 79% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breaghaigh. This surname is also borrowed from Dutch Bree.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 666 people named Bree in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 463,582 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 648.

#34,110

rank among US surnames

666

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #33,248)

Who is named Bree

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

88% of people named Bree identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bianca Bree
American actress and martial artist, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bree

Bree has the Soundex code B600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B600.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bree come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breaghaigh. This surname is also borrowed from Dutch Bree.
How common is the surname Bree?: 666 people in the United States had the surname Bree in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 463,582 Americans. It ranked 34,110th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bree?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Bree identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bree?: Bianca Bree, American actress and martial artist.
Where is the surname Bree most common?: Wikidata records people named Bree in the United States.
Is the surname Bree getting more or less common?: More common. 648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 666 in 2010, up 2.8%.
Is Bree also a first name?: Yes. Bree is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.