Brin Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 3
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 1
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 12
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

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

Brin Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brin family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Shirt Maker 2
Lady's Maid Domestic 1
Laundress 1
Domestic Servant 1
Dress Maker 1
General Labourer 1
Joiner 1
Labourer & Dock Servant 1
Plasterer 1
Tailor 1
Sawyer 1
Boot Maker 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Butcher 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Brin

Name Census Frequency
Mary Brin 25
John Brin 20
William Brin 20
Elizabeth Brin 14
James Brin 12
Thomas Brin 12
Ann Brin 11
Sarah Brin 8
Ellen Brin 7
Margaret Brin 7
David Brin 6
George Brin 6
Rebecca Brin 6
Robert Brin 6
Edward Brin 4
Emma Brin 4
Richard Brin 4
Samuel Brin 4
Alice Brin 3
Annie Brin 3
Charles Brin 3
Emily Brin 3
Fanny Brin 3
Harriet Brin 3
Joseph Brin 3

Brin Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 50% 32,363
3 Brain 80% 24,766
4 Baron 60% 22,589
5 Obrien 67% 17,701
6 Brian 80% 12,455
7 Brien 80% 12,036
8 Brine 80% 6,722
9 Bourn 40% 6,046
10 Breen 60% 5,606
11 Burne 40% 5,511
12 Obrian 67% 3,536
13 Braine 67% 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 80% 2,087
22 Birnie 50% 1,362
23 Brinn 80% 1,342
24 Broun 60% 1,240
25 Brane 60% 1,126
26 Eborn 40% 1,104
27 Oborn 40% 1,062
28 Braun 60% 1,044
29 Boran 60% 1,005
30 Beran 60% 970
31 Brun 75% 941
32 Bruin 80% 842
33 Auburn 33% 821
34 Boorn 40% 775
35 Brean 60% 734
36 Eburne 33% 709
37 Bearon 50% 610
38 Obern 40% 553
39 Boorne 33% 543
40 Bearn 40% 508
41 Burnie 50% 495
42 Baren 60% 478
43 Broune 50% 376
44 Bern 50% 365
45 Bren 75% 363
46 Broon 60% 336
47 Eaborn 33% 334
48 Beirne 50% 318
49 Breene 50% 309
50 Brin 100% 306
51 Obrine 67% 299
52 Bruen 60% 290
53 Berne 40% 248
54 Buron 60% 236
55 Baurne 33% 224
56 Brone 60% 220
57 Eaborne 29% 214
58 Bron 75% 202
59 Aburn 40% 196
60 Obrion 67% 195
61 Bryn 75% 190
62 Baran 60% 187
63 Barin 80% 180
64 Berrin 67% 167
65 Brune 60% 167
66 Baaran 50% 153
67 Brynn 60% 151
68 Aborn 40% 149
69 Broan 60% 140
70 Eburn 40% 138
71 Broone 50% 135
72 Bernie 50% 134
73 Obrain 67% 132
74 Beron 60% 130
75 Birne 40% 130
76 Biron 60% 129
77 Bruun 60% 126
78 Baurn 40% 122
79 Biren 60% 117
80 Boarne 33% 117
81 Brein 80% 116
82 Burno 40% 116
83 Boron 60% 115
84 Bruno 60% 111
85 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Brin is the 50th most popular variant of Bourne.

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