Brees Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brees Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brees family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 25
Agricultural Labourer 20
Wife Of Above 17
Son Of Above 11
House Servant 10
Lead Miner 7
Shoe Maker 5
Farm Labourer 5
Farmers Son 5
Hand Loom Weaver Flannel 5
Labourer 4
Hand Loom Weaver Woollen 4
Tailor 3
Carpenter 3
Daughter Of Above 3
Coal Miner 2
Ironmonger 2
House Keeper 2
Factory Boy Piecer 2
Farm Servant 2
Farmer Of 30 Acres 2
Hand Loom Weaver 2
Housemaid 2
Pauper 2
Farmers Daughter 2

Brees Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Breese 83% 5,146
2 Brees 100% 1,430
3 Bruse 40% 1,279
4 Beers 60% 1,085
5 Bears 40% 1,076
6 Bars 40% 434
7 Ebers 40% 334
8 Burse 40% 321
9 Bares 60% 287
10 Burus 40% 287
11 Bruise 50% 253
12 Brise 40% 243
13 Burs 40% 232
14 Beris 40% 186
15 Bures 60% 166
16 Brase 40% 165
17 Brouse 50% 152
18 Beares 50% 148
19 Bores 60% 147
20 Bress 80% 145
21 Barus 40% 123
22 Bearis 33% 109
23 Buras 40% 107
24 Birse 40% 104
25 Bries 80% 102

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The surname Brees is the 2nd most popular variant of Breese.

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