Breese Family History
Breese Name Meaning
English (Montgomeryshire; also Norfolk): nickname for an irritating person from Middle English brese ‘gadfly’ (Old English brēosa). See also Breeze compare Breece . German: habitational name from any of numerous places called Breese or Breesen in Mecklenburg Wendland (near Hanover) Brandenburg and Pomerania. In some cases the placename is derived from a Slavic word meaning ‘birch’ (brěza in Old Slavic).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022