Brion 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 15
Berkshire 10
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 8
Cheshire 9
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 12
Derbyshire 0
Devon 5
Dorset 1
Durham 10
Essex 12
Gloucestershire 7
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 70
Leicestershire 4
Lincolnshire 0
London 68
Middlesex 16
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 7
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 6
Somerset 3
Surrey 13
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 13
Warwickshire 22
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 49

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 1
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 3
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 8
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Brion Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brion family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 75
Domestic Servant 6
General Labourer 6
Agricultural Labourer 5
Labourer 5
Tailoress 4
Charwoman 3
Farmer 3
Coal Miner 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Clerk 3
Ag Labourer 3
Brick Layer 2
Colliery Labourer 2
Theatrical 2
Cabinet Maker 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Barman 2
Calico Weaver 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Green Grocer 2
Nurse 2
Cook 2
Dress Maker 2
Ironer 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Brion

Name Census Frequency
Mary Brion 168
John Brion 126
Elizabeth Brion 100
William Brion 96
Sarah Brion 79
James Brion 72
George Brion 70
Thomas Brion 61
Ann Brion 46
Margaret Brion 42
Charles Brion 41
Ellen Brion 41
Joseph Brion 39
Henry Brion 38
Catherine Brion 37
Jane Brion 32
Edward Brion 30
Eliza Brion 30
Frederick Brion 26
Patrick Brion 26
Alice Brion 25
Caroline Brion 24
Richard Brion 23
Annie Brion 21
Emma Brion 20

Brion 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 60% 22,589
6 Obrien 67% 17,701
7 Brian 80% 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 67% 3,536
14 Braine 50% 3,530
15 Born 40% 3,243
16 Barn 40% 2,880
17 Bryon 80% 2,878
18 Barne 20% 2,685
19 Bearne 33% 2,586
20 Bran 60% 2,432
21 Borne 20% 2,130
22 Oborne 17% 2,120
23 Brion 100% 2,087
24 Birnie 33% 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 17% 709
38 Bearon 50% 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 80% 336
48 Eaborn 33% 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 60% 236
57 Baurne 33% 224
58 Brone 60% 220
59 Eaborne 29% 214
60 Bron 80% 202
61 Aburn 20% 196
62 Obrion 83% 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 67% 135
71 Bernie 33% 134
72 Obrain 50% 132
73 Beron 60% 130
74 Birne 40% 130
75 Biron 60% 129
76 Bruun 60% 126
77 Baurn 40% 122
78 Biren 40% 117
79 Boarne 33% 117
80 Brein 60% 116
81 Burno 40% 116
82 Boron 60% 115
83 Bruno 40% 111
84 Bearan 33% 104

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The surname Brion is the 23rd most popular variant of Bryan.

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