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Bread Family History

Bread Name Meaning

see Brade . from Brede (Sussex) recorded as Brada in 1166 and Brede in about 1220 and probably derived from Old English brǣdu ‘breadth’ referring to the broad valley called Brede Level. for someone who lived by a wooden bridge from Middle English bred (Old English bred) ‘board plank’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Read, Bream, Breed, Broad, Brea, Brad, Fread, Breard, Bready, Breaud

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You can see how Bread families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bread family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bread families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 12 Bread families living in Ontario. This was about 57% of all the recorded Bread's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bread families in 1911.
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What did your Bread ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Bread. 47% of Bread men worked as a Farmer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    47%
  • Laborer
    39%
  • Stone Mason
    16%
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Census Records

There are 5,000 census records available for the last name Bread. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bread census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 356 immigration records available for the last name Bread. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Bread. For the veterans among your Bread ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bread lifespan?

Between 1970 and 2004, in the United States, Bread life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 1973. The average life expectancy for Bread in 1970 was 81, and 51 in 2004.

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