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- ↑ "The Brackenridges". brackenridge.net. Retrieved 2008-02-20.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Scottish Names". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Breckenridge Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
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