Brien 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 10
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 48
Cornwall 3
Cumberland 5
Derbyshire 17
Devon 32
Dorset 7
Durham 103
Essex 27
Gloucestershire 40
Hampshire 49
Herefordshire 15
Hertfordshire 6
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 2
Isle of Man 0
Kent 43
Lancashire 366
Leicestershire 5
Lincolnshire 6
London 556
Middlesex 14
Northumberland 11
Norfolk 3
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 3
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 2
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 3
Somerset 20
Surrey 21
Sussex 17
Staffordshire 31
Warwickshire 39
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 43

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 7
Cardiganshire 4
Carnarvonshire 2
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 6
Flintshire 4
Glamorgan 153
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 54
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Brien Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brien family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 237
Labourer 101
Tailor 24
Domestic Servant 22
General Servant 17
Agricultural Labourer 14
Hawker 13
Tailoress 11
Laundress 10
House Keeper 10
Dress Maker 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Farm Labourer 9
Servant 9
Dock Labourer 9
Shoe Maker 8
Private 8
Labourer In Iron Works 7
Cotton Winder 6
Washerwoman 6
Charwoman 6
Coal Miner 6
Shoemaker 6
General Servant Domestic 5
None 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Brien

Name Census Frequency
Mary Brien 1,218
John Brien 1,160
James Brien 569
William Brien 557
Thomas Brien 447
Margaret Brien 413
Ellen Brien 404
Catherine Brien 373
Elizabeth Brien 324
Michael Brien 311
Patrick Brien 308
Sarah Brien 201
Ann Brien 187
Edward Brien 179
Daniel Brien 177
Annie Brien 166
Bridget Brien 161
Jane Brien 154
Henry Brien 141
Joseph Brien 138
George Brien 134
Eliza Brien 113
Charles Brien 112
Timothy Brien 98
Julia Brien 89

Brien Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Brien is the 8th most popular variant of Bryan.

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