The Breyer surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,285 people carried this name — #19,455 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 208,300 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 145 people named Breyer.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Moselle.
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.
In Poland’s population register
42 people named Breyer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 57 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 Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 33 people named Breyer 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 Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
28 people named Breyer live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Breyer.
- Brett 5,280 · U.S. census
- Bretton 292 · U.S. census
- Bretz 3,401 · U.S. census
- Breuer 3,184 · U.S. census
- Brevard 1,137 · U.S. census
- Brey 2,221 · U.S. census
- Bria 625 · U.S. census
- Brian 4,190 · U.S. census
- Briand 745 · U.S. census
- Briano 396 · U.S. census
- Briant 996 · U.S. census
- Briard 146 · U.S. census
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