Obrien Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 4
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 5
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 8
Cheshire 63
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 31
Derbyshire 23
Devon 41
Dorset 1
Durham 196
Essex 50
Gloucestershire 64
Hampshire 59
Herefordshire 8
Hertfordshire 6
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 3
Kent 31
Lancashire 1,124
Leicestershire 5
Lincolnshire 11
London 367
Middlesex 31
Northumberland 32
Norfolk 6
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 2
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 4
Somerset 14
Surrey 73
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 52
Warwickshire 46
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 13
Worcestershire 18
Yorkshire 272

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 12
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 7
Denbighshire 11
Flintshire 2
Glamorgan 177
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 11
Pembrokeshire 6
Radnorshire 0

Obrien Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Obrien family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 596
General Labourer 99
Labourer 53
Domestic Servant 50
Coal Miner 31
General Servant 29
Tailor 29
Laundress 24
Charwoman 20
Dress Maker 19
Dock Labourer 17
House Keeper 15
Servant 15
Agricultural Labourer 15
Tailoress 14
Soldier 12
Cotton Weaver 11
Hawker 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Shoe Maker 10
Errand Boy 9
Cotton Operative 9
Cotton Spinner 9
Cotton Winder 9
Worsted Spinner 9

Most Frequent Forenames for Obrien

Name Census Frequency
Mary Obrien 1,778
John Obrien 1,538
James Obrien 915
Thomas Obrien 783
William Obrien 751
Margaret Obrien 606
Catherine Obrien 572
Patrick Obrien 551
Elizabeth Obrien 537
Michael Obrien 503
Ellen Obrien 483
Edward Obrien 312
Annie Obrien 303
Ann Obrien 282
Bridget Obrien 275
Sarah Obrien 273
Joseph Obrien 218
Daniel Obrien 216
Jane Obrien 181
Kate Obrien 161
Charles Obrien 156
Alice Obrien 146
Henry Obrien 146
George Obrien 124
Peter Obrien 124

Obrien Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 33% 32,363
3 Brain 50% 24,766
4 Baron 33% 22,589
5 Obrien 100% 17,701
6 Brian 67% 12,455
7 Brien 83% 12,036
8 O'brien 86% 10,619
9 Brine 50% 6,722
10 Bourn 33% 6,046
11 Breen 67% 5,606
12 Burne 33% 5,511
13 Obrian 83% 3,536
14 Braine 33% 3,530
15 Born 33% 3,243
16 Barn 33% 2,880
17 Barne 33% 2,685
18 Bearne 17% 2,586
19 Bran 50% 2,432
20 Borne 33% 2,130
21 Oborne 50% 2,120
22 Brion 67% 2,087
23 Birnie 33% 1,362
24 Broun 50% 1,240
25 Brane 33% 1,126
26 Eborn 33% 1,104
27 Oborn 50% 1,062
28 Braun 50% 1,044
29 Boran 33% 1,005
30 Beran 33% 970
31 Brun 50% 941
32 Bruin 50% 842
33 Auburn 17% 821
34 Boorn 33% 775
35 Brean 50% 734
36 Eburne 33% 709
37 Bearon 17% 610
38 Obern 50% 553
39 Boorne 33% 543
40 Bearn 33% 508
41 Burnie 33% 495
42 Baren 50% 478
43 O'bryan 57% 396
44 Broune 33% 376
45 Bern 33% 365
46 Bren 67% 363
47 Obryan 67% 345
48 Broon 50% 336
49 Eaborn 17% 334
50 Beirne 33% 318
51 Breene 50% 309
52 Brin 67% 306
53 Obrine 67% 299
54 Bruen 67% 290
55 Berne 33% 248
56 Buron 33% 236
57 Baurne 17% 224
58 Brone 33% 220
59 Eaborne 29% 214
60 Bron 50% 202
61 Aburn 33% 196
62 Obrion 83% 195
63 Baran 33% 187
64 Barin 50% 180
65 Brune 33% 167
66 Baaran 17% 153
67 Aborn 33% 149
68 Broan 50% 140
69 Eburn 33% 138
70 Broone 33% 135
71 Bernie 33% 134
72 Obrain 67% 132
73 Beron 33% 130
74 Birne 33% 130
75 Biron 33% 129
76 Bruun 50% 126
77 Baurn 33% 122
78 Biren 50% 117
79 Boarne 33% 117
80 Brein 50% 116
81 Burno 17% 116
82 Boron 33% 115
83 Bruno 33% 111
84 Bearan 17% 104

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The surname Obrien is the 5th most popular variant of Bourne.

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