McBreen Surname

306,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McBreen Surname Definition:

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

McBreen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9351:387,65734,118
Ireland1781:26,4552,454
England1131:493,08031,588
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Finland71:785,24338,644
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1941:22,8342,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

McBreen 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)

McBreen Last Name Facts

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

McBreen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McBreen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 306,799th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,915,216 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of McBreen reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McBreen is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 935 people, or 1 in 387,657. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 14 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

McBreen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McBreen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McBreen surname increased 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 8 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 538 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McBreen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McBreen last name are 9.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.58% being registered with the party.

The amount McBreen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $49,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $53,008 CAD per year.

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