Brennan Surname
Approximately 144,187 people bear this surname
Brennan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) 1 the O. Irish Brénainn.
2 for the Irish Branan (genit. O’Branain) [v. under Bran(n, and + the diminutive suff. -án]
Read More About This SurnameBrennan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69,033 | 1:5,251 | 597 |
| Ireland | 21,964 | 1:214 | 13 |
| England | 19,485 | 1:2,860 | 383 |
| Australia | 16,329 | 1:1,653 | 201 |
| Canada | 7,954 | 1:4,632 | 650 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,311 | 1:798 | 140 |
| Scotland | 2,095 | 1:2,556 | 476 |
| New Zealand | 991 | 1:4,569 | 721 |
| Wales | 626 | 1:4,943 | 536 |
| South Africa | 363 | 1:149,250 | 16,956 |
| Thailand | 339 | 1:208,373 | 34,683 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| France | 248 | 1:267,834 | 41,280 |
| Argentina | 205 | 1:208,504 | 17,193 |
| Spain | 190 | 1:246,063 | 15,834 |
| Jamaica | 180 | 1:15,944 | 1,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Brazil | 99 | 1:2,162,367 | 67,701 |
| Isle of Man | 95 | 1:903 | 137 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Jersey | 91 | 1:1,090 | 141 |
| Japan | 87 | 1:1,469,475 | 24,192 |
| Panama | 87 | 1:44,968 | 2,279 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Guam | 49 | 1:3,268 | 415 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Barbados | 38 | 1:7,564 | 673 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Hong Kong | 19 | 1:386,078 | 3,192 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Cayman Islands | 5 | 1:12,779 | 1,374 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14,659 | 1:302 | 21 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,830 | 1:8,613 | 1,302 |
| Scotland | 226 | 1:16,563 | 1,785 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:22,090 | 1,271 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,974 | 1:4,194 | 519 |
Brennan (11,642) may also be a first name.
Brennan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) 1 the O. Irish Brénainn.
2 for the Irish Branan (genit. O’Branain) [v. under Bran(n, and + the diminutive suff. -án]
Ó Braonáin The name of four unrelated septs, located in Ossory, east Galway, Kerry and Westmeath.
The Co. Fermanagh sept of Ó Branáin was also anglicized Brennan as well as Brannan. Bibl; IF 60 etc; Map Kerry and Kilk; Plate II
“Little Sad One” (Braon) in Erse.
(Irish) Grandson of little Bran (raven).
User-submitted Reference
From an Irish surname derived from Ó Braonáin meaning "descendant of Braonán". Braonán is a given name meaning "sorrow"
- kjbrennanThis surname means 'little raven'.
- lbrennanBrennan Demographics
Average Brennan Salary in
United States
$49,513 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brennan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brennan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brennan (Arabic: برنن, Russian: Бреннан) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brennan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brennan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,881st most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,542 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Brennan live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 55,309th most common first name internationally, borne by 11,642 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 69,033 people, or 1 in 5,251. In The United States Brennan is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live, Massachusetts, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 113 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 15 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Brennan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brennan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brennan last name expanded 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 150 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 689 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 927 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 882 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brennan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brennan surname are 6.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.9% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brennan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning 319,065 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 125.66% more than the national average, earning R 536,256 per year; in United States they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $49,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $52,735 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brennand | 93 | 1,583 | / |
| Brennnan | 93 | 6 | / |
| Broennan | 93 | 6 | / |
| Brrennan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Brennann | 93 | 3 | / |
| Breennan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Brengnan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Brennean | 93 | 2 | / |
| Braennan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Briennan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Breunnan | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brennane | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brennain | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brennaun | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brennamn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brennant | 93 | 0 | / |
| Brnnan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Brennahan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brennon | 86 | 429 | / |
| Brennam | 86 | 30 | / |
| Brynnan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Vrennan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Brinnan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bremnan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wrennan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brinnand | 80 | 90 | / |
| Briennon | 80 | 71 | / |
| Brynnant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brännang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brennein | 80 | 0 | / |
| Breunnon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Breennon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brennhausen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Brnand | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bringnang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bringnann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brenneisen | 71 | 1,389 | / |
| Brinnon | 71 | 134 | / |
| Brennom | 71 | 33 | / |
| Brenneißen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brnhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brennneisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brehenon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bringnam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brenneisem | 59 | 1 | / |
| Brnaham | 57 | 1 | / |
| Brönnheim | 50 | 5 | / |
| Brnom | 50 | 3 | / |
| Vrnon | 50 | 1 | / |
Brennan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brennan in the Russian language | ||
| Бреннан | brennan | - |
| Brennan in the Arabic language | ||
| برنن | brnn | - |
| برنان | brnan | - |
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