Brian 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 1
Cheshire 53
Cornwall 3
Cumberland 18
Derbyshire 17
Devon 23
Dorset 7
Durham 108
Essex 38
Gloucestershire 26
Hampshire 12
Herefordshire 14
Hertfordshire 8
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 1
Isle of Man 0
Kent 21
Lancashire 250
Leicestershire 10
Lincolnshire 5
London 399
Middlesex 37
Northumberland 29
Norfolk 7
Northamptonshire 10
Nottinghamshire 11
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 1
Shropshire 20
Suffolk 5
Somerset 42
Surrey 26
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 182
Warwickshire 50
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 3
Worcestershire 6
Yorkshire 78

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 20
Cardiganshire 7
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 4
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 4
Glamorgan 156
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 59
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Brian Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brian family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 254
General Labourer 47
Labourer 41
Coal Miner 24
Domestic Servant 21
Agricultural Labourer 18
Laundress 14
General Servant 13
Tailor 13
Shoe Maker 11
Hawker 11
House Keeper 10
Dress Maker 9
Dock Labourer 9
Tailoress 9
Farm Labourer 8
General Servant Domestic 7
Clerk 7
Charwoman 6
Wharf Labourer 6
Living On Her Own Means 5
Labourer General 5
Carman 5
Cook 5
Warehouseman 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Brian

Name Census Frequency
Mary Brian 1,222
John Brian 996
William Brian 636
James Brian 581
Thomas Brian 430
Elizabeth Brian 376
Sarah Brian 353
Ellen Brian 350
Ann Brian 345
Catherine Brian 323
Margaret Brian 319
George Brian 252
Patrick Brian 213
Michael Brian 193
Joseph Brian 164
Eliza Brian 163
Hannah Brian 159
Henry Brian 157
Jane Brian 157
Charles Brian 149
Daniel Brian 129
Edward Brian 128
Annie Brian 126
Bridget Brian 126
Julia Brian 91

Brian Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bryan 80% 52,063
2 Bourne 33% 39,866
3 Burn 40% 32,363
4 Brain 60% 24,766
5 Baron 40% 22,589
6 Obrien 67% 17,701
7 Brian 100% 12,455
8 Brien 80% 12,036
9 Brine 60% 6,722
10 Bourn 40% 6,046
11 Breen 60% 5,606
12 Burne 20% 5,511
13 Obrian 83% 3,536
14 Braine 50% 3,530
15 Born 40% 3,243
16 Barn 40% 2,880
17 Bryon 60% 2,878
18 Barne 20% 2,685
19 Bearne 33% 2,586
20 Bran 80% 2,432
21 Borne 20% 2,130
22 Oborne 17% 2,120
23 Brion 80% 2,087
24 Birnie 33% 1,362
25 Broun 60% 1,240
26 Brane 60% 1,126
27 Eborn 20% 1,104
28 Oborn 20% 1,062
29 Braun 60% 1,044
30 Boran 60% 1,005
31 Beran 60% 970
32 Brun 60% 941
33 Bruin 60% 842
34 Auburn 17% 821
35 Boorn 40% 775
36 Brean 80% 734
37 Eburne 17% 709
38 Bearon 33% 610
39 Obern 20% 553
40 Boorne 33% 543
41 Bearn 40% 508
42 Burnie 33% 495
43 Baren 40% 478
44 Broune 50% 376
45 Bern 40% 365
46 Bren 60% 363
47 Broon 60% 336
48 Eaborn 17% 334
49 Beirne 50% 318
50 Breene 50% 309
51 Brin 80% 306
52 Obrine 50% 299
53 Bruen 60% 290
54 Bryen 60% 282
55 Berne 20% 248
56 Buron 40% 236
57 Baurne 33% 224
58 Brone 40% 220
59 Eaborne 14% 214
60 Bron 60% 202
61 Aburn 20% 196
62 Obrion 67% 195
63 Baran 60% 187
64 Barin 60% 180
65 Brune 40% 167
66 Baaran 50% 153
67 Aborn 20% 149
68 Broan 80% 140
69 Eburn 20% 138
70 Broone 50% 135
71 Bernie 33% 134
72 Obrain 50% 132
73 Beron 40% 130
74 Birne 40% 130
75 Biron 40% 129
76 Bruun 60% 126
77 Baurn 40% 122
78 Biren 40% 117
79 Boarne 33% 117
80 Brein 60% 116
81 Burno 20% 116
82 Boron 40% 115
83 Bruno 40% 111
84 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Brian is the 7th most popular variant of Bryan.

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