The breshears Surname

breshears Name Meaning and History

Americanized form of French (Huguenot) Brasseur. Compare Brashears.

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

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The breshears name in History

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

breshears Family Facts

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Distribution of breshears Families in the US in 1920

Number of breshears families

30-58

11-29

1-10

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Thread	Author	Replies
Andrew BRESHEARS	melaneyshaum	2
BRESHEARS of Tennessee, Missouri, & Oklahoma	connietorres03	19
Breshears in Polk Co., Missouri and Dallas Co.	ldb2863	0
Breshears; Buffalo, MO	Billie	17
William Henry Breshears/Brechears - Obion Cty, TN	eemurph1m	0
BRESHEARS WIVES	Danny Reed Breshears	28
Charity Breshears - married Elijah Warner	partake	0
John Quincy Breshears	lori	20
ED BRESHEARS/MONTGOMERY/GARLAND CO,AR	Eva BRESHEARS	10
Harvey Herman Breshears	chrisbreshears	0

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