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Breckenridge, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 2408
Housing Units (2000): 4270
Land area (2000): 4.950246 sq. miles (12.821077 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.950246 sq. miles (12.821077 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08400
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.486445 N, 106.043516 W
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Breckenridge, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 239
Housing Units (2000): 106
Land area (2000): 15.119964 sq. miles (39.160526 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.047594 sq. miles (0.123267 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 15.167558 sq. miles (39.283793 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08600
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.448316 N, 97.726935 W
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Breckenridge, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 5868
Housing Units (2000): 2776
Land area (2000): 4.153355 sq. miles (10.757139 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.006232 sq. miles (0.016142 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.159587 sq. miles (10.773281 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10132
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.756793 N, 98.905580 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 76424
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Breckenridge, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 1339
Housing Units (2000): 580
Land area (2000): 1.055648 sq. miles (2.734116 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.055648 sq. miles (2.734116 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10160
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 43.408312 N, 84.476299 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48615
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Breckenridge, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 3559
Housing Units (2000): 1582
Land area (2000): 2.347060 sq. miles (6.078857 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.347060 sq. miles (6.078857 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07462
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 46.266489 N, 96.584474 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56520
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Breckenridge, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 454
Housing Units (2000): 230
Land area (2000): 0.552253 sq. miles (1.430329 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.552253 sq. miles (1.430329 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08128
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.761471 N, 93.804114 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 64625
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Breckenridge (surname)

Breckenridge is a locational Scottish surname, referring to a person from a place named Breckenridge, and other phonetic spellings, e.g. Breckonridge, Breakenridge, Brackenridge, et al. There are several villages in Scotland named "Brackenrig", including in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Glasgow, and others. "Brackenrig" referred to plowed fields with ridges and ferns, prolific in this area. The prefix derives from braken (northern Middle English, meaning " bracken", itself derived from the Old Norse brækni). The suffix derives from rigg (meaning " ridge", from the Old Norse hryggr). Early spellings had several variations including Brecenrigg, Brecenrig, Breckinrigg, Breconrig, Breconnrigg; and these evolved to Brackenridge, Breakenridge, Breakinridge, Breckenridge, Breccinridge, Breckenridge, and others. As people moved, the surname spread to England and Ireland, becoming a common English and Irish surname as well. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname Breckenridge was highest in Ayrshire (66.2 times the British average), followed by Haddingtonshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Stirlingshire, Pembrokeshire, Argyll, Kirkcudbrightshire, Edinburghshire and Dunbartonshire. People with the surname include:

  • Alexandra Breckenridge (born 1982), American film and television actress
  • Beverly Breckenridge (b.?), Canadian musician
  • Donald Breckenridge (1932–2005), American hotel chain founder and president
  • Eddie Breckenridge (born 1979), American bassist with Thrice; younger brother of Riley Breckenridge
  • (1870–1937), American painter

  • Jody A. Breckenridge (b.?), American Coast Guard Rear Admiral
  • John C. Breckenridge (1821-1875), Vice President of the United States, Confederate Army general
  • Laura Breckenridge (born 1983), American actress
  • Lisa Breckenridge (b?), American TV reporter
  • Michael Breckenridge (b.?), American actor, musician, humorist and artist
  • Patricia Breckenridge (born 1953), American Judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri
  • Riley Breckenridge (born 1975), American drummer with Thrice; older brother of Eddie Breckenridge
  • Thomas Breckenridge (1865–?), Scottish footballer

Usage examples of "breckenridge".

As he walked about the campus, Breckenridge was himself an eloquent and unspoken challenge to whichever midshipman might still be undecided on his career goals: Don't even think about being a Marine officer unless you are fit to command a man like this.

In fact, as was so often the case with the Corps, the Captain had the good sense to let Breckenridge run things.

Unlike Skip Tyler, Breckenridge was a man who understood and disciplined his strength.

That's my little baby," Breckenridge said, like a father rather than a Marine.

Robby, Jack saw, was standing safely at the entrance to the Gunny's office, while Breckenridge was right behind him, ready to grab Ryan's gun hand if he did anything foolish.

If he kept at it for a year, maybe he could give Breckenridge a run for his money.

He knew the weapon was fine mechanically, of course, but Breckenridge had range-safety rules that were inviolable.

Three weeks before, Breckenridge had briefed the guard force about the possible threat to Dr.

He'd managed to get to the guard shack about two minutes ahead of the Annapolis City police, long enough for Breckenridge and Cummings to fill him in.

The bear was a gift from the midshipmen of his history classes, an enormous monster that weighed sixty pounds and was nearly five feet tall, topped off with a Smokey Bear hat -- actually that of a Marine drill instructor courtesy of Breckenridge and the guard detail.

Give me five trained men, maybe Breckenridge and four others, and I could set up one pisser of an ambush .

He assembled all of his men, leaving Breckenridge and three Marines to guard the men on the deck.

Sergeant Major Noah Breckenridge was the image of the Marine noncommissioned officer.

When the Marine detail at the Academy had been augmented, Breckenridge had been the divisional Sergeant Major at Camp LeJeune, and it was said that when he left Annapolis, he would complete his thirty-year tour of duty as Sergeant Major of the Corps, with an office adjoining that of the Commandant.

He started to turn when Breckenridge screamed at him: "There, there, there's your target!