Brine Surname
Approximately 4,424 people bear this surname
Brine Surname Definition:
A weak form of Brien, Brian, q.v.
Brine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,219 | 1:45,708 | 5,760 |
| Australia | 877 | 1:30,782 | 4,102 |
| United States | 752 | 1:481,993 | 40,795 |
| Canada | 733 | 1:50,267 | 6,098 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Haiti | 71 | 1:150,478 | 6,401 |
| Wales | 57 | 1:54,290 | 4,971 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 105 | 1:42,189 | 3,787 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 877 | 1:27,794 | 3,770 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 297 | 1:169,086 | 15,270 |
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.
An Irish corruption of O'Brien.
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.
From the French, Breyne; a personal name.
The Brines of the neighbourhood of Shaftesbury had a representative of their name in Marnhull 300 years ago.
Brine Demographics
Average Male Brine Height
176.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brine is most common in England. It may also be found as a variant: Briné or Briñe. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brine.
How Common Is The Last Name Brine? popularity and diffusion
Brine is the 105,784th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,647,275 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 common first name on earth It is held by 921 people.
The surname Brine is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,219 people, or 1 in 45,708. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, Hampshire, where 9 percent reside and Somerset, where 7 percent reside. Barring England this last name 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 frequency of Brine has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brine surname expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 253 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 438 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Brine last name 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% registered with the political 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.
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Footnotes
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