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
General Labourer 24
Dock Labourer 21
Living On Own Means 13
General Servant Domestic 12
Cook Domestic 12
Charwoman 8
Dress Maker 8
Labourer 7
Navvy 7
Scholar 7
Railway Porter 6
Servant Domestic 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Housemaid Domestic 6
Laundress Wash 6
At School 5
Bricklayer's Labourer 5
Domestic Servant 5
Painter 5
School 5
Gas Stoker 5
Nil 5
Stone Mason 5
Tailor 4
Laundress Wash 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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