Breedon

== English == === Alternative forms === Breeden === Etymology === Habitational surname from the village of Breedon on the Hill, in Leicestershire, from the unattested Proto-Celtic word *brez (“hill”) (compare *brixs) + Old English dūn (“hill”). === Proper noun === Breedon (plural Breedons) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Breedon is the 27228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 888 individuals. Breedon is most common among White (90.65%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Breedon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 221.