How common is the surname Breton?

4,322 people in the United States had the surname Breton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,436 Americans. It ranked 7,682nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Breton?

In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Breton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Breton getting more or less common?

More common. 3,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,322 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Breton

A surname, carried by 4,322 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). Breton is more common than 95.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,322 people named Breton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,436 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,695.

#7,682

rank among US surnames

4,322

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+17%

change since 2000 (was #8,249)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,676	Flake	4,326	71,370
#7,677	Espitia	4,324	71,403
#7,680	Kushner	4,323	71,419
#7,682	Bevins	4,322	71,436
#7,684	Drown	4,321	71,452

Who is named Breton

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

69% of people named Breton identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Breton

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

Questions

How common is the surname Breton?: 4,322 people in the United States had the surname Breton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,436 Americans. It ranked 7,682nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Breton?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Breton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Breton getting more or less common?: More common. 3,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,322 in 2010, up 17%.