Bren 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 2
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 4
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 5
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 4
Kent 0
Lancashire 5
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 28
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 3
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 8

Wales

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

Bren Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bren family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 3
Confectioner Baker 1
Domestic General Servant 1
General Labourer 1
Grocer Assistant 1
Lient In Swedish Gains 1
Market Gardener 1
Metal Worker 1
Packling Bottle 1
Pension 1
Assistant Cook Domestic 1
Builder Labourer 1
Parlourmaid Domestic 1
Teacher School 1
Bookpublisher's Traveller 1
Deck Hand 1
Clergyman Church Of England 1
Labourer In Ship Yard 1
Slater 1
Lead Miner 1
Cook Domestic 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Laundress Wash 1
Clerk In Holy Orders 1
Dock Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Bren

Name Census Frequency
Mary Bren 27
John Bren 21
Jane Bren 17
William Bren 17
George Bren 16
Thomas Bren 16
Robert Bren 14
Sarah Bren 14
Henry Bren 13
Ann Bren 12
Elizabeth Bren 12
James Bren 10
Emily Bren 7
Alice Bren 5
Caroline Bren 5
Catherine Bren 5
Charles Bren 5
Ellen Bren 5
Emma Bren 5
Lydia Bren 5
Margaret Bren 5
Peter Bren 5
Edward Bren 4
Harry Bren 4
Patrick Bren 4

Bren Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 50% 32,363
3 Brain 60% 24,766
4 Baron 60% 22,589
5 Obrien 67% 17,701
6 Brian 60% 12,455
7 Brien 80% 12,036
8 Brine 60% 6,722
9 Bourn 40% 6,046
10 Breen 80% 5,606
11 Burne 40% 5,511
12 Obrian 50% 3,536
13 Braine 50% 3,530
14 Born 50% 3,243
15 Barn 50% 2,880
16 Barne 40% 2,685
17 Bearne 33% 2,586
18 Bran 75% 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 60% 1,126
25 Eborn 40% 1,104
26 Oborn 40% 1,062
27 Braun 60% 1,044
28 Boran 60% 1,005
29 Beran 60% 970
30 Brun 75% 941
31 Bruin 60% 842
32 Auburn 33% 821
33 Boorn 40% 775
34 Brean 80% 734
35 Eburne 33% 709
36 Bearon 50% 610
37 Obern 40% 553
38 Boorne 33% 543
39 Bearn 40% 508
40 Burnie 33% 495
41 Baren 80% 478
42 Broune 50% 376
43 Bern 50% 365
44 Bren 100% 363
45 Broon 60% 336
46 Eaborn 33% 334
47 Beirne 33% 318
48 Breene 67% 309
49 Brin 75% 306
50 Obrine 50% 299
51 Bruen 80% 290
52 Berne 40% 248
53 Buron 60% 236
54 Baurne 33% 224
55 Brone 60% 220
56 Eaborne 29% 214
57 Bron 75% 202
58 Aburn 40% 196
59 Obrion 50% 195
60 Brenn 80% 189
61 Baran 60% 187
62 Barin 60% 180
63 Brune 60% 167
64 Baaran 50% 153
65 Aborn 40% 149
66 Broan 60% 140
67 Eburn 40% 138
68 Broone 50% 135
69 Bernie 33% 134
70 Obrain 50% 132
71 Beron 60% 130
72 Birne 40% 130
73 Biron 60% 129
74 Bruun 60% 126
75 Baurn 40% 122
76 Biren 80% 117
77 Boarne 33% 117
78 Brein 80% 116
79 Burno 40% 116
80 Boron 60% 115
81 Bruno 60% 111
82 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Bren is the 44th most popular variant of Bourne.

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