Obrian Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 3
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 20
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 14
Devon 5
Dorset 0
Durham 46
Essex 9
Gloucestershire 9
Hampshire 4
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 1
Isle of Man 0
Kent 6
Lancashire 170
Leicestershire 7
Lincolnshire 3
London 45
Middlesex 10
Northumberland 8
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 1
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 5
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 34
Warwickshire 3
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 8
Yorkshire 103

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 1
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 72
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 4
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Obrian Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Obrian family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 91
General Labourer 34
Labourer 9
Coal Miner 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Hawker 7
Dock Labourer 6
Living On Her Own Means 5
Plumber 5
Domestic Servant 5
Dress Maker 4
Tailor 4
Iron Worker 4
Collier Coal Miner 4
General Domestic Servant 3
Mason 3
Carter 3
Laundress 3
Retired Labourer 3
Tailor Out Fitter 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Coal Labourer 2
Professor Of Music 2
Pedlar 2
Char Woman 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Obrian

Name Census Frequency
Mary Obrian 441
John Obrian 322
James Obrian 183
William Obrian 166
Thomas Obrian 157
Margaret Obrian 136
Catherine Obrian 133
Patrick Obrian 130
Michael Obrian 102
Elizabeth Obrian 99
Ellen Obrian 98
Bridget Obrian 82
Ann Obrian 76
Daniel Obrian 62
Edward Obrian 53
Sarah Obrian 53
Jane Obrian 47
Joseph Obrian 41
Eliza Obrian 40
Annie Obrian 38
Hannah Obrian 34
Charles Obrian 31
Kate Obrian 31
Henry Obrian 27
Peter Obrian 27

Obrian Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 17% 39,866
2 Burn 33% 32,363
3 Brain 50% 24,766
4 Baron 33% 22,589
5 Obrien 83% 17,701
6 Brian 83% 12,455
7 Brien 67% 12,036
8 Brine 50% 6,722
9 Bourn 33% 6,046
10 Breen 50% 5,606
11 Burne 17% 5,511
12 Obrian 100% 3,536
13 Braine 33% 3,530
14 Born 33% 3,243
15 Barn 33% 2,880
16 Barne 17% 2,685
17 Bearne 17% 2,586
18 Bran 67% 2,432
19 Borne 17% 2,130
20 Oborne 33% 2,120
21 Brion 67% 2,087
22 O'brian 86% 1,846
23 Birnie 17% 1,362
24 Broun 50% 1,240
25 Brane 50% 1,126
26 Eborn 33% 1,104
27 Oborn 50% 1,062
28 Braun 50% 1,044
29 Boran 50% 1,005
30 Beran 50% 970
31 Brun 50% 941
32 Bruin 50% 842
33 Auburn 17% 821
34 Boorn 33% 775
35 Brean 67% 734
36 Eburne 17% 709
37 Bearon 17% 610
38 Obern 50% 553
39 Boorne 17% 543
40 Bearn 33% 508
41 Burnie 17% 495
42 Baren 33% 478
43 Broune 33% 376
44 Bern 33% 365
45 Bren 50% 363
46 Broon 50% 336
47 Eaborn 17% 334
48 Beirne 33% 318
49 Breene 33% 309
50 Brin 67% 306
51 Obrine 67% 299
52 Bruen 50% 290
53 Berne 17% 248
54 Buron 33% 236
55 Baurne 17% 224
56 Brone 33% 220
57 Eaborne 14% 214
58 Bron 50% 202
59 Aburn 33% 196
60 Obrion 83% 195
61 Baran 50% 187
62 Barin 50% 180
63 O'brion 71% 174
64 Brune 33% 167
65 Baaran 33% 153
66 Aborn 33% 149
67 Broan 67% 140
68 Eburn 33% 138
69 Broone 33% 135
70 Bernie 17% 134
71 Obrain 67% 132
72 Beron 33% 130
73 Birne 33% 130
74 Biron 33% 129
75 Bruun 50% 126
76 Baurn 33% 122
77 Biren 33% 117
78 Boarne 17% 117
79 Brein 50% 116
80 Burno 17% 116
81 Boron 33% 115
82 Bruno 33% 111
83 Bearan 33% 104

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The surname Obrian is the 12th most popular variant of Bourne.

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