MacBrien Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

MacBrien Surname Definition:

MACBRYNE: Irish MacBroin, 'son of Bran.' A variant of Macbyrne. Hew M'Bryne in Ducharnan, Glassary, 1672 (HP., II, p. 209).

MacBrien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

MacBrien Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACBRYNE: Irish MacBroin, 'son of Bran.' A variant of Macbyrne. Hew M'Bryne in Ducharnan, Glassary, 1672 (HP., II, p. 209).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Son of Brien, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacBrien Last Name Facts

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

MacBrien has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacBrien? popularity and diffusion

MacBrien is the 1,527,735th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of MacBrien live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname MacBrien is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States MacBrien is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 15 percent live. Besides The United States MacBrien exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

MacBrien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacBrien has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacBrien last name increased 2,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacBrien Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the MacBrien surname is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacBrien last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

The amount MacBrien earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $51,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacObrien941/
McBrien932,002/
MacBrine8829/
MacBrian8812/
MacBrinn882/
McBriaen882/
Macbrain881/
MacBreen881/
McBrienw880/
McBren862/
McBrin860/
MacBurnie82288/
McBreen801,232/
McBrine80326/
McBrian80210/
McBrinn80176/
McBrain8059/
McBrion804/
McBrein804/
Mcbruin801/
McBrene800/
McBryen800/
McBrean800/
McBrina800/
McBriny800/
MacBournie786/
MacKey-Obrien761/
McBurnie751,849/
McBirnie75268/
MacBrown7527/
MacBrohn7522/
MacBryan7510/
McBernie754/
McBarren752/
MacBurne752/
McBureny752/
MacBroon752/
McBrayen751/
MacBryne751/
MacBurny751/
MacHburn751/
McKibren751/
McKibrin751/
McAbrine751/
McCbrine751/
Macbiron751/
Macbourn751/
Mqabreen751/
Makbruin750/
McBerren750/
McBreene750/
McBurine750/
MacByrne750/
MacKburn750/
McObrian750/
MacBrayne71296/
MacBurney71126/
McBournie7160/
Muchbirin7140/
Makbarian7118/
MacBarron7116/
Macaparin719/
McBran713/
Mac-Brown713/
MacKbrown712/
Mc.birnie712/
Mc birnie712/
Mcbrinnia712/
Macabiron712/
McBurn711/
MacBirney711/
Makbarren711/
MacBaryne711/
Macaberon711/
Macaparen711/
Makbirian711/
McBurniey711/
Mcberrian711/
McBarn710/
McBrun710/
McBierney710/
McBirn710/
McBorn710/
McBareney710/
McGaberin710/
McBrown67592/
McBryan67390/
Maccabruni67155/
Mcbryne6770/
McBroon6767/
McBaron6742/
McByrne6739/
McBurne678/
McBraun678/
MacK-Brown676/
Maccabruno675/
McBurny672/
McGobrn672/
MacBarraon671/
McBirne671/
McBrawn671/
Mackay-Braine671/
Magbran671/
Mugabirine671/
Mokaberian671/
Magaburine671/
McBrone670/
McBearn670/
McBerny670/
McBirny670/
McByron670/
McBraan670/
McBorny670/
McPrine670/
McPerin670/
McBrony670/
McBrane670/
McBorne670/
McBryon670/
McBrunn670/
Makbrayn632/

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MacBrien Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacBrien
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