Breen 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 3
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 18
Cornwall 15
Cumberland 12
Derbyshire 0
Devon 21
Dorset 0
Durham 41
Essex 31
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 15
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 25
Lancashire 302
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 169
Middlesex 8
Northumberland 10
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 3
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 24
Surrey 31
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 6
Warwickshire 8
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 4
Yorkshire 75

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 1
Glamorgan 11
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 1
Monmouthshire 14
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Breen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Breen family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 113
General Labourer 20
Labourer 15
Living On Own Means 14
Coal Miner 11
Domestic Servant 8
Dress Maker 7
Tailor 7
Dock Labourer 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Cotton Spinner 6
Cotton Weaver 6
Charwoman 5
Joiner 5
Plasterer 5
Farmer 4
House Keeper 4
Iron Moulder 4
School Mistress 3
Chemical Labourer 3
Cooper 3
Cotton Winder 3
General Servant 3
Laundress 3
Retired 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Breen

Name Census Frequency
Mary Breen 509
John Breen 459
James Breen 286
William Breen 281
Thomas Breen 242
Elizabeth Breen 190
Catherine Breen 172
Margaret Breen 159
Ellen Breen 150
Edward Breen 137
Ann Breen 106
Sarah Breen 105
Patrick Breen 99
Annie Breen 93
Michael Breen 89
George Breen 81
Alice Breen 69
Joseph Breen 68
Jane Breen 67
Eliza Breen 66
Bridget Breen 64
Charles Breen 64
Peter Breen 61
Daniel Breen 44
Henry Breen 43

Breen 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 67% 17,701
6 Brian 60% 12,455
7 Brien 80% 12,036
8 Brine 40% 6,722
9 Bourn 40% 6,046
10 Breen 100% 5,606
11 Burne 40% 5,511
12 Obrian 50% 3,536
13 Braine 50% 3,530
14 Born 40% 3,243
15 Barn 40% 2,880
16 Barne 40% 2,685
17 Bearne 33% 2,586
18 Bran 60% 2,432
19 Borne 40% 2,130
20 Oborne 33% 2,120
21 Brion 60% 2,087
22 Birnie 33% 1,362
23 Broun 60% 1,240
24 Brane 40% 1,126
25 Eborn 20% 1,104
26 Oborn 20% 1,062
27 Braun 60% 1,044
28 Boran 40% 1,005
29 Beran 40% 970
30 Brun 60% 941
31 Bruin 60% 842
32 Auburn 17% 821
33 Boorn 40% 775
34 Brean 80% 734
35 Eburne 33% 709
36 Bearon 33% 610
37 Obern 40% 553
38 Boorne 33% 543
39 Bearn 40% 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 83% 309
49 Brin 60% 306
50 Obrine 33% 299
51 Bruen 80% 290
52 Berne 40% 248
53 Buron 40% 236
54 Baurne 33% 224
55 Brone 40% 220
56 Eaborne 29% 214
57 Bron 60% 202
58 Aburn 20% 196
59 Obrion 50% 195
60 Baran 40% 187
61 Barin 40% 180
62 Brune 40% 167
63 Baaran 33% 153
64 Aborn 20% 149
65 Broan 60% 140
66 Eburn 20% 138
67 Broone 50% 135
68 Bernie 33% 134
69 Obrain 50% 132
70 Beron 40% 130
71 Birne 40% 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 33% 104

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The surname Breen is the 10th most popular variant of Bourne.

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