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 163
General Labourer 28
Dock Labourer 18
Domestic Servant 18
Labourer 16
General Servant 12
Coal Miner 12
Cotton Weaver 12
Dress Maker 11
Tailoress 11
Charwoman 10
General Servant Domestic 7
House Keeper 7
Boot Maker 7
Shoe Maker 7
Tailor 6
Hawker 6
Clerk 5
Alkali Labourer 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Dock Laborer 5
General Laborer 5
Living On Own Means 4
Private Infantry 4
Assistant 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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