How common is the surname Breland?

5,510 people in the United States had the surname Breland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,034 Americans. It ranked 6,209th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Breland?

Mark Breland, boxer, followed by Jessica Breland.

Where is the surname Breland most common?

Wikidata records people named Breland in the United States.

Is the surname Breland getting more or less common?

More common. 5,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,510 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Breland

A surname, carried by 5,510 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Breland is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,510 people named Breland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,034 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,360.

#6,209

rank among US surnames

5,510

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,912)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,204	Sanmiguel	5,513	56,003
#6,205	Burcham	5,512	56,013
#6,206	Schutte	5,511	56,024
#6,209	Breland	5,510	56,034
#6,210	Dulaney	5,507	56,064

Who is named Breland

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

69% of people named Breland identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brelands

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Breland
Boxer, born 1963
Jessica Breland
American basketball player (born 1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Breland

Breland has the Soundex code B645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B645.

Questions

How common is the surname Breland?: 5,510 people in the United States had the surname Breland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,034 Americans. It ranked 6,209th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Breland?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Breland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Breland?: Mark Breland, boxer, followed by Jessica Breland.
Where is the surname Breland most common?: Wikidata records people named Breland in the United States.
Is the surname Breland getting more or less common?: More common. 5,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,510 in 2010, up 2.8%.