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Brekke Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farms named
Brekke, from Old Norse brekka ‘hill’, ‘slope’, ‘steep ascent’
(often with reference to a steep track or approach).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Brekke
Name Distribution of Brekke Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Brekke families
 45 - 87  16 - 44 |
 1 - 15  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Brekke families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Brekke census records
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Brekke Family Origin
Brekke Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Brekke
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Brekke Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Brekke census records
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Military Service by Brekke
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