The brackenridge Surname

brackenridge Name Meaning and History

Scottish and English: variant of Breckenridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The brackenridge name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the brackenridge family name as far back in history as possible.

brackenridge Family Facts

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Distribution of brackenridge Families in the US in 1920

Number of brackenridge families

9-16

4-8

1-3

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Hon. Hugh Henry Brackenridge of York County, PA	hitchheick	1
Joseph Brackenridge and Mary Dickey m. 1817(?)	BarbaraKTaylorM	0
Brackenridge	Christine	12
Brakenridge Family, Huntingtower	Barry Price	5
Brackenridge	patvan_1	0
Brackenridge/Adams/Blair	Pat Van Druff	6
Judge Hugh Henry Brackenridge	Roger Carroll Breckenridge	23
Brackenridge/Adams/Blair	Pat Van Druff	0
Joseph Breckenridge in NJ	S. Smith	0
Hugh Henry Brackenridge ~ 1748-1816	BasketLady420	0

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