Brede is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brede
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning: German name met in Moselle. This is basically a place name (found in the Dutch city of Breda) corresponding to the German "braida" (= wide, flat, see the German "breit"). The name is also found in England (Breed variants Breede) with the same meaning.

How popular is Brede?

Brede is common in Germany.

Brede is ranked 108564 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bredes plummeted by 17.36111 per cent to 595 since 2000 and slipped by 6860 spots and ranked at 37442. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.67 82.92
Others 8.74 6.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.71 6.81
Hispanic or Latino 3.36 2.78
Brede is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Norway. Around 3782 people have been found who wears Brede as their family name. Brede is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
616,339 India10
318,252 Ukraine6
184,212 France3
91,784 Netherlands2
50,640 Switzerland2
25,746 Finland1
153,416 Italy1
24,771 Colombia1
151,601 Spain1
56,169 Mexico1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164 Sweden36
236,996 Russia35
23,914 Denmark20
133,639 Canada18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
36,287 Australia59
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Brede:
30,632 United States965
2,187 Norway295
28,734 Poland191
3,374 Latvia102
Countries with thousands of Brede:
4,823 Germany1,883
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Brede Namesakes

  • Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, Minnesota
  • Reiner Bredemeyer, Composer
  • Elwood Bredell, Cinematographer
  • Betty Lou Bredemus, Actress
  • Phil Bredesen, Former Governor of Tennessee
  • Phil Bredesen, Former Governor of Tennessee
  • Betty Lou Bredemus, Actress
  • Guillermo Bredeston, Television actor
  • Hans Breder, Artist
  • Gerbrand Bredero, Poet

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