The breit Surname

breit Name Meaning and History

German: nickname for a stout or fat person, from Middle High German breit ‘broad’.

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The breit name in History

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

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Distribution of breit Families in the US in 1920

Number of breit families

12-21

5-11

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Breit-NW Missouri late 1800's	smartelliott1	1
Rose Breit	MYNA21	6
John Breit, Elise Eisner in Brooklyn	DawnB226	0
Breit[s] from Bromberg.	gensearch2	2
Teresa Breit/Wiscosnsin (and others)	snokes_1	5
Edward Breit	LindaTemple72	0
Robert "Bob" Breit Obit (1935-2004)	Linda Walden Garrett	0
Frederick Breit	Janice_Rosebro	1
Katharina Breit -- Wisconsin?	annemunson1	0
BREIT'S IN NEW YORK	jandon	0

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