The Bresse surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 117 people carried this name — #133,114 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 144 people named Bresse.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bresse.
- Bres 130 · U.S. census
- Bresch 193 · U.S. census
- Brescia 1,635 · U.S. census
- Bresciani 225 · U.S. census
- Bresler 818 · U.S. census
- Bressan 268 · U.S. census
- Bresson 530 · U.S. census
- Brest 550 · U.S. census
- Bret 124 · U.S. census
- Bretey 100 · U.S. census
- Breton 3,695 · U.S. census
- Brett 5,280 · U.S. census
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