The Breeding surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,358 people carried this name — #6,358 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,277 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

18 families named Breeding, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 113 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 17

Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 231 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Breeding in American newspapers,
1913–1915.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Breeding — **Evening Star** 1915-08-15

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

In print

Breeding in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

2,205 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Breeding. The most, 391, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 632

South Australia 562

Victoria 521

Queensland 259

Western Australia 117

Tasmania 108

Northern Territory 3

ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Breeding,
with a public archive behind them.

James Floyd Breeding 1901–1977 · politician
Burr Breeding 1870–1938 · cattle rancher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Breeding,
in the records of 3 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 States270 records

270 records of the Breeding name in the United States

U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
Sacramento County historic burials 1

Example: U.S. war memorial

War record Wayne Peter Earl Breeding
Born 1946; from Eureka, Missouri. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1965 in South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Example: U.S. registration card, 1942

Military record Dalton Breeding
Born 1914 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Huntington, West Virginia; teacher from Knott County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at King Family Cemetery, Kite, Kentucky.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864

Burial record Roger Neal Breeding
U.S. Army veteran. Born 1962, died 1992; buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 270 records for Breeding in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Breeding name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers

Example: U.S. census, 1910

Population register Anna Maria Breeding
In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1822 in Amsterdam.
Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
Example: U.S. census, 1910

Population register Christina Breeding
In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1794 in Amsterdam.
Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Breeding name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001

Example: probate petition, 1848

Probate record Clarence W. Breeding
Horticulturist of Mildura, Victoria; died 1937.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Breeding.

When the index is not enough

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