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Where Does The Last Name Brehon Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Brehon is found most frequently in France. It may also appear as: Bréhon or Brehoń. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehon? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 403,615^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. The surname Brehon occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Brehon reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Brehon is also the 1,181,159^th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 68 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 499 people, or 1 in 133,112. In France Brehon is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 62 percent live, Normandy, where 10 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Not including France it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Brehon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Brehon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brehon surname grew 1,168 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 330 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brehon Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brehon surname are 7.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brehon earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 29.17% less than the national average, earning $30,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning $60,718 CAD per year.