McBrayne Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McBrayne Surname Definition:

MACBRAYNE: Gaelic Mac a' Bhrituhainn, 'son of the judge.' Writing in 1630 Sir Robert Gordon describes the breive as "a kynd of judge amongst the ilanders, who hath ane absolute judicatorie, vnto whose authoritie and censure they willinglie submitt.

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McBrayne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:795,97243,050
Canada641:575,71247,839
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland921:40,6873,079
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

McBrayne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACBRAYNE: Gaelic Mac a' Bhrituhainn, 'son of the judge.' Writing in 1630 Sir Robert Gordon describes the breive as "a kynd of judge amongst the ilanders, who hath ane absolute judicatorie, vnto whose authoritie and censure they willinglie submitt. betuein partie and partie" (A Genealogical history of the earldom of Sutherland, Edinburgh, 1813, p. 268). As the office was hereditary it placed great power for good or evil in the hands of men "whose qualifications, as arbitrators, must have been of an unequal nature; and whose judgments can hardly have been free from bias" (Mackenzie, Outer Hebrides, p. 62). The "chapellanry of Sanct Coline and Sanct Finlagane situat in the isle of Ilaa. vacand be the deces of schir Angus Macbreochane" in 1503 (RSS., I, 911). Eugenius Makbrehin was a student at St. Andrews, 1525 (ERUS., p. 220). Duncan M'Breyane in Cnocknalelit and Anna M'Breyne in Gortenagor appear in 1672 (HP., II, p. 207,209), and Donald McBrayan held a kerroran (probably equivalent to a 'groat-land') in Islay, 1686 (Bk. Islay, p. 518). Duncan Mcbrain and Archibald Mcbrain were rebels in Argyllshire, 1685 (Commons, p. 4, 6). One MacBraine, an employee in Mackintosh's 'secret work' for the manufacture of cudbear, sold the secret of manufacture to a company in England at the end of the eighteenth century.

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

McBrayne Last Name Facts

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

The last name McBrayne is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McBrayne? popularity and diffusion

McBrayne is the 1,907,068th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name McBrayne occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of McBrayne live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McBrayne is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England it is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 40 percent are found, Greater London, where 30 percent are found and West Sussex, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 67 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

McBrayne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McBrayne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McBrayne surname rose 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McBrayne Last Name Statistics demography

The amount McBrayne earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $47,626 CAD per year.

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