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 274
General Labourer 27
Labourer 27
Domestic Servant 22
Dress Maker 18
Cotton Weaver 15
Dock Labourer 14
Tailor 14
General Servant 13
Hawker 12
Laundress 12
House Keeper 9
Servant 8
Agricultural Labourer 8
Boot Maker 6
General Domestic Servant 6
Carter 6
Coal Miner 6
Fustian Cutter 6
Tailoress 6
Charwoman 5
Cotton Winder 5
Cook 4
House Painter 4
Butcher 4

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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