O'brian Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

O'brian Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the O'brian family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 28
Labourer 13
Tailor 8
Agricultural Labourer 4
General Servant 3
Smith 3
Cotton Cop Winder 3
Earthernware Dealer 3
Servant 3
Cap Maker 3
Carter 2
Chem Labourer 2
Cooper's Ap 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Domestic Servant 2
Farm Labourer 2
Flax Reeler 2
Lab For Plasterers 2
Pensioner 2
School 2
Tenter 2
Warehouse Man 2
Weaver Cotton 2
Glass Cutter 2
Worsted Weaver 2

O'brian Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 O'brien 86% 10,619
2 Obrian 86% 3,536
3 O'brian 100% 1,846
4 Obrion 71% 195
5 O'brion 86% 174
6 O'brine 71% 158
7 O'brain 71% 137

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The surname O'brian is the 3rd most popular variant of O'brien.

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