Bresnihan Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Bresnihan Surname Definition:

(Irish) Variants of Brosnahan, q.v.

Bresnihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
England391:1,428,66862,556
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Bresnihan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Variants of Brosnahan, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bresnihan Last Name Facts

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

Bresnihan occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Bresnihan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bresnihan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,194,481st most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bresnihan reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Bresnihan is most numerous in: New York, where 29 percent are found, South Carolina, where 16 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Bresnihan is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

Bresnihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bresnihan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bresnihan last name rose 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 38 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bresnihan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bresnihan surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Bresnihan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.

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