Bread Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bread Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bread family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 24
Agricultural Labourer 5
Living On Own Means 5
Brick Layer Labourer 4
Domestic Servant 3
Laundress 3
Living On Her Means 2
Blacksmith 2
Ag Labourer 2
Labourer 2
Pickle Filler 2
Labourer General 2
General Servant 2
Domestic Cook 2
General Domestic Servant 2
Apprentice Fitter 1
Commission Agent 1
Draysman 1
General Labourer 1
Telegraphist Clerk 1
Waggoner's Mate 1
Dress Maker 1
Painter 1
Chemist & Druggist 1
Dairy Assistant 1

Bread Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bird 40% 165,277
2 Beard 60% 56,812
3 Broad 80% 28,298
4 Board 40% 11,624
5 Brodie 33% 8,867
6 Baird 40% 8,473
7 Breed 80% 4,282
8 Bard 40% 3,759
9 Bride 40% 3,082
10 Braid 60% 2,991
11 Burd 40% 2,650
12 Brade 60% 2,230
13 Brid 60% 1,867
14 Bord 40% 1,632
15 Brad 80% 1,275
16 Berd 60% 1,008
17 Bread 100% 904
18 Braud 60% 824
19 Bardoe 33% 367
20 Broud 60% 352
21 Brood 60% 348
22 Broadie 57% 311
23 Bradie 50% 269
24 Braide 50% 194
25 Brede 60% 157
26 Bred 80% 153
27 Biard 40% 136
28 Broid 60% 127
29 Brode 40% 119
30 Barid 40% 118
31 Boord 40% 110
32 Broade 67% 104
33 Burde 20% 104
34 Bourd 40% 103

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The surname Bread is the 17th most popular variant of Bird.

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