Breslin Surname

41,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Breslin Surname Definition:

Ó Brisleáin One of the principal brehon families. MIF 42; Map Don, Fer and Sligo

Breslin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5211:55,5836,636
Ireland2,3671:1,989381
England1,5811:35,2424,649
Northern Ireland7971:2,315481
Scotland5821:9,1991,313
Australia2261:119,45013,170
Canada1671:220,63221,263
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Wales641:48,3524,540
Sweden361:273,52118,976
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,4081:3,146586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland651:57,5883,712
England511:477,94826,685
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7151:70,2367,584

Breslin (51) may also be a first name.

Breslin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Brisleáin One of the principal brehon families. MIF 42; Map Don, Fer and Sligo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Breslin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breslin (Russian: Бреслин) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breslin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,424th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 578,193 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Breslin live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Breslin is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 51 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,521 people, or 1 in 55,583. In The United States Breslin is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 7 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 19 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Breslin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breslin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Breslin surname increased 912 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 168 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 895 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breslin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Breslin surname are 36.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Breslin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning R 216,480 per year; in United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.37% more than the national average, earning $65,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Breslin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breslin in the Russian language
Бреслинbreslin-

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Breslin Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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