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
School 308
General Labourer 46
Labourer 42
General Servant (domestic) 40
Private Means 31
None 31
Domestic Servant 24
Student 18
General Servant Domestic 17
Scholar 17
Laundress 15
Clerk 14
Dock Labourer 14
Dressmaker 13
Porter 13
Housemaid (domestic) 12
Coal Miner Hewer 12
Soldier 12
Nil 11
Tailoress 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Charwoman 10
Cook 10
Cook (domestic) 9
Domestic 9

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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