Explore the Family Name Breaud

The meaning of Breaud

1. American French: variant of Breaux. 2. In some cases possibly also French (Bréaud): variant of Beraud, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: French Urbain, Nemour.

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How common is the last name Breaud in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Breaud has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Breaud ranked 57,090 in terms of commonality amongst surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to 86,981 - a decline of over 52 percent. The number of individuals with this last name also dropped during this timeframe, going from 334 in 2000 to 214 in 2010, a reduction of almost 36 percent. The proportion of people named Breaud per 100,000 population decreased by 41.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#86,981	-52.36%
Count	334	214	-35.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.07	-41.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Breaud

On the topic of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Breaud between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Breauds identifying as white saw a slight decrease, dropping from 86.23 percent to 78.97 percent. There was a small increase in those identifying as Black, moving from 11.08 percent to 13.08 percent. A new appearance in the 2010 data shows that 4.21 percent of Breauds identified as Hispanic and another 2.34 percent identified with two or more races. No Breauds identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.23%	78.97%	-8.42%
Black	11.08%	13.08%	18.05%
Hispanic	0%	4.21%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%