BREED

Origin and etymology In historic texts In the 1881 census Distribution map

As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Dutch.) From Breed, broad, large. Brede, local, a town in Sussex, England, and in the Danish, signifies brim, margin; sea-side, shore, river-side.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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