How common is the surname Breed?

2,506 people in the United States had the surname Breed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,203 Americans. It ranked 12,407th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Breed?

London Breed, American politician (born 1974); Mayor of San Francisco from 2018 to 2025, followed by MC Breed.

Where is the surname Breed most common?

Wikidata records people named Breed in the United States.

Is the surname Breed getting more or less common?

More common. 2,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,506 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Breed

A surname, carried by 2,506 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Breed is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,506 people named Breed in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,203 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,399.

#12,407

rank among US surnames

2,506

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,948)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,399	Lipman	2,507	123,153
#12,407	Keithley	2,506	123,203
#12,411	Bloss	2,505	123,252

Who is named Breed

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

83% of people named Breed identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Breeds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

London Breed
American politician (born 1974); Mayor of San Francisco from 2018 to 2025
MC Breed
American rapper (1971-2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Breed

Breed has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Questions

How common is the surname Breed?: 2,506 people in the United States had the surname Breed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,203 Americans. It ranked 12,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Breed?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Breed identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Breed?: London Breed, American politician (born 1974); Mayor of San Francisco from 2018 to 2025, followed by MC Breed.
Where is the surname Breed most common?: Wikidata records people named Breed in the United States.
Is the surname Breed getting more or less common?: More common. 2,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,506 in 2010, up 4.5%.