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Breeze Family History

Breeze Surname Meaning

English (Shropshire and Staffordshire; also Norfolk, Montgomeryshire, and Lancashire): variant of Breese. The name migrated from Shropshire into Montgomeryshire.

Some dictionaries derive it from the Welsh patronymic ab Rhys but this is phonetically improbable as ab would develop to ap before the voiceless r of Rhys, hence Preece.

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


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You can see how Breeze families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Breeze family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Breeze families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 18 Breeze families living in Ontario. This was about 62% of all the recorded Breeze's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Breeze families in 1911.
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What did your Breeze ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Breeze. 47% of Breeze 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.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    47%
  • Carpenter
    24%
  • Laborer
    16%
  • Painter
    16%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Breeze. 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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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Breeze. For the veterans among your Breeze ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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