Brine Surname

105,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Brine Surname Definition:

A weak form of Brien, Brian, q.v.

Brine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2191:45,7085,760
Australia8771:30,7824,102
United States7521:481,99340,795
Canada7331:50,2676,098
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Haiti711:150,4786,401
Wales571:54,2904,971
Belgium471:244,60930,321
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
India51:153,413,076951,030
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1051:42,1893,787
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8771:27,7943,770
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:169,08615,270

The alternate forms: Briné (2) & Briñe (1) are calculated separately.

Brine (921) may also be a first name.

Brine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A weak form of Brien, Brian, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Irish corruption of O'Brien.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ferguson cognates this name with Brown, and suggests as a derivation Anglo-Saxon bryne, a burning, which is absurd. Lower, with more reason, says it is an Irish corruption of O'Brien.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Breyne; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Brines of the neighbourhood of Shaftesbury had a representative of their name in Marnhull 300 years ago.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brine Last Name Facts

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

Brine occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Briné or Briñe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brine? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,784th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,647,275 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Brine reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brine is also the 266,960th most numerous given name globally It is held by 921 people.

Brine is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 1,219 people, or 1 in 45,708. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, Hampshire, where 9 percent reside and Somerset, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Brine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brine has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 253 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 438 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brine surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Brine are 12.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Brine earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $46,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briné932/
Briñe931/
Briner913,796/
Briney911,800/
Brines911,773/
Braine911,567/
Bringe91505/
Brinet91499/
Briene91343/
Brinez91337/
Brione91253/
Breine91242/
Bruine91103/
Brined9171/
Broine9156/
Brinie918/
Brigne918/
Brinje914/
Britne911/
Brinee911/
Brijne911/
Brihne910/
Breiner833,627/
Britner83979/
Brainer83915/
Brienne83797/
Brigner83502/
Bruines83352/
Breines83323/
Bruijne83309/
Braione83190/
Braines83172/
Britney8395/
Brignet8357/
Bruinje8346/
Brisner8343/
Broines8328/
Broigne8313/
Brinesh837/
Brainez835/
Brinher835/
Britnee834/
Brignes834/
Brinett834/
Broinea834/
Brained833/
Brainey833/
Brigney833/
Braiane833/
Brainie832/
Britnet832/
Bruiner832/
Brittne832/
Braisne832/
Briyane832/
Brainet832/
Breinei831/
Brijane831/
Bringej831/
Brinoey831/
Brionea831/
Briyone831/
Brinest831/
Braineh831/
Brinieh831/
Breijne831/
Brihnea831/
Britnez831/
Brainne831/
Brignez831/
Bruione831/
Broione830/
Bruinie830/
Bruinge830/
Brioney830/
Brihner830/
Briness830/
Brihney830/
Bruiney830/
Bruined830/
Brisney830/
Brain8018,146/
Brune8017,792/
Bruin807,686/
Brini805,400/
Bryne801,540/
Broin801,168/
Brüne801,082/
Brane80987/
Brene80965/
Brein80392/
Briny80142/
Vrine8057/
Brinh8017/
Brène8012/
Bräne8010/
Brhin804/
Brijn801/
Wrine800/
Breitner771,759/
Brittner77788/
Bruijnes77275/
Breisnes7788/
Braitner7751/
Bruienne7734/
Bruijnje7720/
Breisner7716/
Broggine7711/
Brieanne778/
Briiones775/
Breineer774/
Brainner773/
Brittnee773/
Breinner772/
Breiones772/
Brainher772/
Bruiones772/
Brigiene772/
Bruineis772/
Brogiene771/
Breigner771/
Breinech771/
Brigneer771/
Brittnea771/
Brajinep771/
Bruggine771/
Braiener771/
Bretinne771/
Brithner771/
Brittney771/
Brajiene771/
Bruinnes771/
Brajione771/
Braianne771/
Braigner771/
Brainnet771/
Braineid770/
Braioner770/
Breihner770/
Bruinner770/
Brinheys770/
Brhane7353,049/
Brenes7352,009/
Braune7310,125/
Brinis735,005/
Brener734,715/
Bryner733,423/
Bruijn732,713/
Bretin732,373/
Breyne731,422/
Brenet731,255/
Brunie731,242/
Brayne731,018/
Bruney73906/
Briñes73540/
Brunne73501/
Breene73467/
Brenez73428/
Bresin73386/
Brysin73385/
Brühne73377/
Brynes73359/
Branea73348/
Braina73299/
Braney73271/
Braini73252/
Brinio73251/
Wringe73232/
Bruini73210/
Bruyne73208/
Briony73205/
Breney73199/
Bruene73179/
Bringi73155/
Broene73130/
Britin73108/
Brenøe73105/
Bruhne7389/
Broune7386/
Bricen7369/
Brynie7369/
Bretne7365/
Brenie7360/
Briten7355/
Branne7351/
Brunei7349/
Brunea7345/
Braint7344/
Brisen7337/
Bruina7334/
Vraine7334/
Breune7331/
Brehne7329/
Braind7326/
Bruing7322/
Bryhne7321/
Vriner7321/
Brecin7320/
Brunee7319/
Brynje7318/
Bresne7317/
Brainy7316/
Brynge7314/
Bränge7314/
Braing7313/
Brisin7312/
Briena7312/
Brhene7312/
Brinai7312/
Brenje7312/
Brenhe7310/
Bhroin738/
Broing738/
Brinay738/
Bruneu738/
Vrined738/
Bhrane735/
Brynet735/
Bryone735/
Breina735/
Brzina735/
Breane734/
Broina734/
Brenge734/
Vriney734/
Brynee734/
Bruiny734/
Brenee733/
Breing733/
Branhe733/
Brinoy733/
Britem733/
Brähne733/
Briceñ733/
Bruint733/
Brinid733/
Brijna732/
Bruïne732/
Brétin732/
Broini732/
Briniz732/
Brytin732/
Bhrain732/
Vrione732/
Brhyne731/
Brycin731/
Brimje731/
Brittn731/
Broinn731/
Wrines731/
Bruinn731/
Breinn731/
Bregne731/
Braïne731/
Broyne731/
Breint731/
Brhing731/
Bricin731/
Brinyi731/
Brinäs731/
Brinès731/
Briniš731/
Bryneé731/
Bréner731/
Brénes731/
Bruneh731/
Brünes731/
Brhune731/
Brenei731/
Brieny730/
Bryney730/
Broint730/
Breihn730/
Brithn730/
Brinoi730/
Braihn730/
Braane730/
Broihanne7128/
Breithner711/
Bruggione711/
Breittner711/
Braggione711/
Breinheat710/
Brissem6714,960/
Brauner6711,427/
Britten679,079/
Brehane674,032/
Brechin67966/
Brittin67950/
Brayner67874/
Breuner67544/
Brettin67530/
Branney67462/
Breiten67321/
Broisin67294/
Brainis67250/
Breyner67234/
Brahney67176/
Bretner67170/
Bresner67160/
Braiani67160/
Bressin67152/
Bretney67133/
Brinich67127/
Bruynes67112/
Broggin67105/
Breneis67105/
Brouner67105/
Breting6798/
Brunney6776/
Brytner6768/
Breehne6765/
Briniss6760/
Briyani6752/
Brising6748/
Bresney6747/
Breeney6744/
Brijani6737/
Bresien6735/
Brahnea6735/
Broiani6733/
Brougne6733/
Brügner6733/
Brajner6732/
Wrisner6731/
Bryssin6731/
Briting6727/
Briyana6725/
Breggin6725/
Brenett6725/
Breń6725/
Brenets6723/
Braenne6723/
Bresnee6717/
Braioni6717/
Brichin6715/
Braunes6715/
Breugne6715/
Breynes6715/
Braggin6714/
Bregner6713/
Bruiani6713/
Brounes6712/
Brissin6711/
Bresing6711/
Braisin6710/
Breanes6710/
Breinis6710/
Bryttne6710/
Briń6710/
Britink6710/
Breener679/
Brehney679/
Brenesh679/
Brounne679/
Brojcin679/
Bresnei678/
Brisend678/
Bringay678/
Bruynje678/
Brajneh678/
Brettne678/
Braynes676/
Bruehne676/
Brayane676/
Brichen674/
Brisint674/
Breneer673/
Brunieh673/
Brijany673/
Braunne673/
Brainys673/
Brittem672/
Breness672/
Brissen672/
Britnay672/
Braunie672/
Brujnes672/
Breitem672/
Breynne672/
Briscen672/
Broysin672/
Breunie672/
Bryenne672/
Brunnie672/
Brujane672/
Breanne672/
Brieana671/
Breitng671/
Brenehy671/
Breyone671/
Brhaney671/
Brunneu671/
Brychin671/
Bryness671/
Brinyoa671/
Brionio671/
Brisenq671/
Brisent671/
Briteem671/
Braingh671/
Brajini671/
Brajnee671/
Brauned671/
Braynep671/
Bhrhane671/
Bhringi671/
Wraines671/
Braiten671/
Brahain671/
Brenher671/
Wrinhes671/
Bregnes671/
Breanie671/
Braynet671/
Bruijjn671/
Breunes671/
Briceñd671/
Brätner671/
Bréchin671/
Bréting671/
Brunnee671/
Brühner671/
Braicin671/
Broyner671/
Braneey671/
Brouene671/
Breitin671/
Breittnner671/
Braitin671/
Braiana671/
Braiany671/
Braieny671/
Braihna671/
Bringai671/
Braytne671/
Brjn671/
Broiana671/
Brynher671/
Brzaini671/
Breenes670/
Brauney670/
Brytney670/
Brytnee670/
Bruinck670/
Breaner670/
Braytin670/
Breinny670/
Braunet670/
Bruggin670/
Bruyene670/
Brawene670/
Braisen670/
Braeney670/
Broisen670/
Brysner670/
Breisen670/
Bresnhe670/
Writnet670/
Wrigney670/
Breenet670/
Brouney670/
Browene670/
Brynett670/
Breuene670/
Brounet670/
Braindt670/
Vritner670/

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