The Breda surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 803 people carried this name — #29,422 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 768 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 557 people named Breda.
111 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 247 people named Breda live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 165 people named Breda live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
141 people named Breda live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
75 people named Breda have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 116 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Breda,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carl Frederik von Breda 1759–1818 · painter -
Jacob Gijsbertus Samuël van Breda 1788–1867 · zoologist -
Nielsine Breda 1821–1904 · telegraphist -
Enrico Breda 1817– · politician
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Vincenzo Stefano Breda 1825–1903 · engineer
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Maria Breda 1826–1903
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Breda.
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