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Breckenridge Family History

Breckenridge Surname Meaning

Scottish (Ayrshire and Lanarkshire): from Middle English braken ‘bracken fern’ + rigge ‘ridge’ (Old Norse brakni + hryggr). The name may be topographic for someone who lived ‘(by the) bracken-covered ridge’.

It can also be a habitational name from Brackenridge in Lanarkshire or possibly from any of various minor places so named in Cumberland and North Yorkshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Breckenridge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Breckenridge family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Breckenridge families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 7 Breckenridge families living in Middlesex. This was about 27% of all the recorded Breckenridge's in United Kingdom. Middlesex and 1 other county had the highest population of Breckenridge families in 1891.
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What did your Breckenridge ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Breckenridge. 100% of Breckenridge women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Breckenridge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Breckenridge in 1942 was 34, and 72 in 2004.

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