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    The surname Breeze

    A patronymic surname, carried by 2,279 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B620

    Breeze: #13,370 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Breeze #13,370, 2,279 people Breeze: #13,370 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Breeze #13,370, 2,279 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Breeze is more common than 91.8% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English surname, spelling variant of Breese. * As a Welsh surname, from ap Rhys (“son of Rhys”); see Reese.

    Breeze is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,279 people named Breeze in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,474 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,121.

    #13,370
    rank among US surnames
    2,279
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.4%
    change since 2000 (was #13,201)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,368Isler2,280135,415
    #13,370Hatmaker2,279135,474
    #13,375Picone2,278135,534
    #13,376Ferland2,277135,593

    Who is named Breeze

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

    82% of people named Breeze identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Breezes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Matthew Breeze
      Australian soccer referee, born 1972

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Breeze

    Breeze has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Breeze come from?
    * As an English surname, spelling variant of Breese. * As a Welsh surname, from ap Rhys (“son of Rhys”); see Reese.
    How common is the surname Breeze?
    2,279 people in the United States had the surname Breeze in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,474 Americans. It ranked 13,370th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Breeze?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Breeze identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Breeze?
    Matthew Breeze, Australian soccer referee.
    Where is the surname Breeze most common?
    Wikidata records people named Breeze in Australia.
    What type of surname is Breeze?
    Breeze is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Breeze getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,279 in 2010, up 7.4%.