The Bres surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 137 people carried this name — #125,282 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 130 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,293 people named Bres.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Gard.
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 938 people named Bres 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 Poland’s population register
606 people named Bres have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 670 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bres.
- Brender 253 · U.S. census
- Brendle 1,837 · U.S. census
- Brenner 16,114 · U.S. census
- Brenon 237 · U.S. census
- Brenot 124 · U.S. census
- Breon 1,211 · U.S. census
- Bresch 212 · U.S. census
- Brescia 1,636 · U.S. census
- Bresciani 247 · U.S. census
- Bresler 815 · U.S. census
- Bressan 259 · U.S. census
- Bresse 113 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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