Breshnahan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Breshnahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breshnahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Breshnahan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breshnahan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Breshnahan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breshnahan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Breshnahan live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Breshnahan is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Breshnahan is most common in: Massachusetts, where 36 percent are found, Illinois, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 39 percent are found.

Breshnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breshnahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breshnahan surname decreased 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breshnahan Last Name Statistics demography

Breshnahan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

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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 Breshnahan
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