Explore the Family Name Breazeale

The meaning of Breazeale

Irish: variant of Brazil.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Breazeale has seen some fluctuations over the years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 12,145th most common surname, while in 2010 it dropped to the 12,994th position, reflecting a decrease of about 7%. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname slightly increased in the same period, from 2,355 to 2,363, an increase of 0.34%. The proportion of people named Breazeale per 100,000 also declined by 8.05% from 0.87 to 0.8.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,145	#12,994	-6.99%
Count	2,355	2,363	0.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.87	0.8	-8.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Breazeale

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Breazeale, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of those bearing the surname identified as White (88.96% in 2000 and 87.05% in 2010), there was a slight decrease in this group of around 2.15%. There were increases observed for other ethnicities, notably a 53.45% increase among Hispanics from 1.74% to 2.67%. The African American population marginally increased from 7.01% to 7.32%, a change of approximately 4.42%. Additionally, the category of two or more races saw an increase of 18.94%, moving from 1.32% to 1.57%. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander and the American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were reported in 2010 with 0.38% and 1.02% respectively, whereas no individuals identified under these ethnicities in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.96%	87.05%	-2.15%
Black	7.01%	7.32%	4.42%
Hispanic	1.74%	2.67%	53.45%
Two or More Races	1.32%	1.57%	18.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.38%	0%