Brean Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 6
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 2
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 14
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 10
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 19
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 0
Somerset 23
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 8

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 11
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 25
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 16
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Brean Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brean family

Profession Census Frequency
School 7
Coal Picker Colliery Brusher 3
Farm Labourer 2
Printers Assistant 2
Student 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Scholar 2
Rubber Worker 2
Farmer 2
Haulier 2
Banker Mason 1
Childrens Maid 1
Coachman 1
Engine Room Artificer (royal Navy) 1
Formerly Laundress 1
Housekeeper (chemiste Warehouse) 1
Linen Keeper 1
Metropolitan Police Constable 1
News Vendor 1
None 1
Artist 1
Clerk 1
Waggoner 1
Assistant Shep 1
Manager Shop 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Brean

Name Census Frequency
Mary Brean 65
William Brean 44
John Brean 40
Elizabeth Brean 36
Thomas Brean 32
Sarah Brean 31
George Brean 27
Charles Brean 25
James Brean 23
Edward Brean 18
Ellen Brean 17
Jane Brean 14
Ann Brean 13
Annie Brean 12
Joseph Brean 11
Henry Brean 10
Samuel Brean 9
Stephen Brean 8
Emma Brean 7
Maria Brean 7
Michael Brean 7
Alice Brean 6
Eliza Brean 6
Emily Brean 6
Robert Brean 6

Brean Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 40% 32,363
3 Brain 60% 24,766
4 Baron 40% 22,589
5 Obrien 50% 17,701
6 Brian 80% 12,455
7 Brien 60% 12,036
8 Brine 40% 6,722
9 Bourn 40% 6,046
10 Breen 80% 5,606
11 Burne 20% 5,511
12 Obrian 67% 3,536
13 Braine 50% 3,530
14 Born 40% 3,243
15 Barn 40% 2,880
16 Barne 20% 2,685
17 Bearne 50% 2,586
18 Bran 80% 2,432
19 Borne 20% 2,130
20 Oborne 17% 2,120
21 Brion 60% 2,087
22 Birnie 33% 1,362
23 Broun 60% 1,240
24 Brane 60% 1,126
25 Eborn 20% 1,104
26 Oborn 20% 1,062
27 Braun 60% 1,044
28 Boran 60% 1,005
29 Beran 60% 970
30 Brun 60% 941
31 Bruin 60% 842
32 Auburn 17% 821
33 Boorn 40% 775
34 Brean 100% 734
35 Eburne 17% 709
36 Bearon 50% 610
37 Obern 40% 553
38 Boorne 33% 543
39 Bearn 60% 508
40 Burnie 33% 495
41 Baren 60% 478
42 Broune 50% 376
43 Bern 60% 365
44 Bren 80% 363
45 Broon 60% 336
46 Eaborn 17% 334
47 Beirne 33% 318
48 Breene 67% 309
49 Brin 60% 306
50 Obrine 33% 299
51 Bruen 60% 290
52 Berne 40% 248
53 Buron 40% 236
54 Baurne 33% 224
55 Brone 40% 220
56 Eaborne 14% 214
57 Bron 60% 202
58 Aburn 20% 196
59 Obrion 50% 195
60 Baran 60% 187
61 Barin 40% 180
62 Brune 40% 167
63 Baaran 50% 153
64 Aborn 20% 149
65 Broan 80% 140
66 Eburn 20% 138
67 Broone 50% 135
68 Bernie 33% 134
69 Obrain 50% 132
70 Beron 40% 130
71 Birne 20% 130
72 Biron 40% 129
73 Bruun 60% 126
74 Baurn 40% 122
75 Biren 60% 117
76 Boarne 33% 117
77 Brein 80% 116
78 Burno 20% 116
79 Boron 40% 115
80 Bruno 40% 111
81 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Brean is the 34th most popular variant of Bourne.

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