McBrien Surname

206,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McBrien Surname Definition:

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

McBrien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3871:261,32624,660
Northern Ireland4761:3,876769
England3891:143,23413,859
Ireland2241:21,0222,142
Canada2171:169,79517,065
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Scotland381:140,8908,524
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6841:6,4761,030
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:206,66117,858

McBrien 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

McBrien Last Name Facts

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

The surname McBrien occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McBrien? popularity and diffusion

The surname McBrien is the 206,890th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,640,133 people. McBrien occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of McBrien live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,387 people, or 1 in 261,326. In The United States McBrien is most common in: California, where 9 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and Connecticut, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States McBrien is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

McBrien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McBrien has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 38,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 345 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McBrien Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McBrien last name are 8.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.45% registered with the party.

The amount McBrien earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.24% less than the national average, earning R 170,532 per year; in United States they earn 18.48% more than the national average, earning $51,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $61,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacBrien93136/
McBriaen932/
McBrienw930/
McBren922/
McBrin920/
MacObrien881/
McBreen861,232/
McBrine86326/
McBrian86210/
McBrinn86176/
McBrain8659/
McBrion864/
McBrein864/
Mcbruin861/
McBrean860/
McBrene860/
McBryen860/
McBrina860/
McBriny860/
McBurnie801,849/
McBirnie80268/
MacBrine8029/
MacBrian8012/
McBernie804/
McBarren802/
McBureny802/
MacBrinn802/
McBrayen801/
McKibren801/
McKibrin801/
McAbrine801/
McCbrine801/
Macbrain801/
MacBreen801/
McBerren800/
McBreene800/
McBurine800/
McObrian800/
McBran773/
McBurn771/
McBarn770/
McBrun770/
McBirn770/
McBorn770/
MacBurnie75288/
McBournie7560/
Muchbirin7540/
Mc.birnie752/
Mc birnie752/
Mcbrinnia752/
McBurniey751/
Mcberrian751/
McBierney750/
McBareney750/
McGaberin750/
McBrown71592/
McBryan71390/
Mcbryne7170/
McBroon7167/
McBaron7142/
McByrne7139/
McBurne718/
McBraun718/
MacBournie716/
McBurny712/
McGobrn712/
McBirne711/
McBrawn711/
McBrone710/
McBearn710/
McBerny710/
McBirny710/
McByron710/
McBraan710/
McBorny710/
McPrine710/
McPerin710/
McBrony710/
McBrane710/
McBorne710/
McBryon710/
McBrunn710/
MacKey-Obrien701/
McBurney674,060/
McBarron67451/
McBirney67265/
Mgbarine67146/
McBrayne6795/
MacBrown6727/
MacBrohn6722/
MacBryan6710/
Möckborn6710/
McBerney679/
McGobern675/
McBrowne675/
Mgbeeren674/
Mgborinu673/
MacBurne672/
McBroone672/
MacBroon672/
McBrowny672/
Mgbarina672/
MacBryne671/
MacBurny671/
MacHburn671/
McBearon671/
McBirniy671/
McBirnoy671/
McBruney671/
McBeurny671/
Macbiron671/
Mgbarini671/
Mocberon671/
Mocbiron671/
Macbourn671/
Mqabreen671/
Mkhbreen671/
McBarney670/
McBarran670/
McBorney670/
McBurnay670/
MacByrne670/
MacKburn670/
Makbruin670/
McGibern670/
McBraniy670/
McPerrin670/
McGobran670/
McBurnio670/

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