The Breckenridge surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,949 people carried this name — #6,814 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,686 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Breckenridge surname

Variant of Brackenridge.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Breckenridge» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Breckenridge in American newspapers,
1894–1908.

Newspaper page from River Falls Journal carrying the name Breckenridge
River Falls Journal 1908-09-03
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Breckenridge
The Colfax Chronicle 1908-09-12
Newspaper page from The Cheyenne Daily Leader carrying the name Breckenridge
The Cheyenne Daily Leader 1894-03-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Breckenridge in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

6,412 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Breckenridge. The most, 1,429, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 5,776
Queensland 304
Victoria 142
South Australia 65
Western Australia 51
Tasmania 37
Northern Territory 18
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Breckenridge.

Who carried it

People named Breckenridge,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hugh Henry Breckenridge
    Hugh Henry Breckenridge 1870–1937 · painter
  • Sarah Breckenridge 1718–1794
  • Robert Breckenridge 1720–1772
  • Alexander Breckenridge 1752–1801
  • Roeliff Morton Breckenridge 1870– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 32 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Breckenridge,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States463 records

463 records of the Breckenridge name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 202
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 115
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 53
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 51
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Franklin U. Breckenridge

    Born 1949; from Staunton, Virginia. U.S. Army, combat engineer; died in an accident 1970 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Staunton National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leo G. Breckenridge

    Born 1918 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Chicago, Illinois; salesperson. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Breckenridge

    Arrived at Boston in 1849 aboard the Lulan from Glasgow, aged 26; laborer. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 463 records for Breckenridge in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia53 records

53 records of the Breckenridge name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 25
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Breckenridge

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Eden, sailing from Plymouth in 1836. Native of Temple, Midlothian.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Bruce Oldrey Breckenridge

    Retired of Boronia, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert Breckenridge

    Arrived in Victoria in 1907 aboard the Bremen, aged 10.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 53 records for Breckenridge in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Breckenridge name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 18
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hazel Breckenridge

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Breckenridge

    Died 1935 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Adam Breckenridge

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 21 records for Breckenridge in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Breckenridge name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Breckenridge

    Royal Scots Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Breckenridge in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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