Breenan Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Breenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breenan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Breenan (17) may also be a first name.

Breenan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Breenan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Breenan (Marathi: बेनन) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breenan? popularity and diffusion

Breenan is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Breenan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Breenan are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent live, Indiana, where 11 percent live and Maine, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 32 percent live and Ireland, where 5 percent live.

Breenan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breenan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breenan surname fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breenan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Breenan surname is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

Breenan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.19% more than the national average, earning $57,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Breenan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breenan in the Marathi language
बेननbenana-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breenan
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