O'brien Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

O'brien Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the O'brien family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 58
Labourer 31
At Home 16
Tailor 15
House Servant 13
Dress Maker 10
Dock Labourer 9
Hawker 8
Servant 8
Agricultural Labourer 7
At School 7
Porter 7
Shoe Maker 7
General Servant 6
Charwoman 6
Lodging House Keeper 5
Itinerant 5
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 4
Private 82 Regiment 4
None 4
Private Army 4
Musician 4
Laundress 3
Quarry Man 3
Scholar At Home 3

O'brien Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Obrien 86% 17,701
2 O'brien 100% 10,619
3 O'brian 86% 1,846
4 O'bryan 71% 396
5 Obryan 57% 345
6 O'brion 86% 174
7 O'brine 71% 158
8 O'brain 71% 137

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The surname O'brien is the 2nd most popular variant of Obrien.

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