O'Bierne Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Bierne Surname Definition:

O'BIERNE: The same as O'Byrne. O, or Ui, signifies grandson, descendant. The descendants of Byrne. In the Welsh, Bryn is a hill; Brenin, a chief, a king.

O'Bierne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

O'Bierne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

O'BIERNE: The same as O'Byrne. O, or Ui, signifies grandson, descendant. The descendants of Byrne. In the Welsh, Bryn is a hill; Brenin, a chief, a king.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Bierne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Bierne Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Bierne is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Bierne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of O'Bierne live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

O'Bierne is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England O'Bierne is most prevalent in: Leicestershire, where 73 percent are found, West Midlands, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Ireland, where 7 percent are found.

O'Bierne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Bierne has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the O'Bierne last name rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Bierne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the O'Bierne last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obierne934/
O'Berne934/
O'Birne931/
O'Beirne882,198/
O'Bernie880/
O'Beerne880/
Oberne8636/
Obirne8615/
Obiern860/
O'Beirnes827/
Obiernest821/
O'Beirene821/
O'Byrne806,033/
Obeirne80744/
Obierna80219/
Osberne803/
Oibirne802/
Obergne801/
Obirnes801/
Osbirne801/
Ovierne801/
Oberrne801/
Obernie801/
O'Burne801/
Obiorne800/
O'Byrnes7523/
Hoberney7517/
O'Bourne754/
Obernest752/
Osboirne751/
Obierien751/
Obyrne711,852/
Oberna7194/
Overne7125/
Eberne714/
Oberni714/
Oberny712/
Aberne712/
Oberzinne711/
O'Sbourne711/
Oburne710/
Obyern710/
Overney67766/
Obourne6730/
Osbyrne6719/
Obyrnes6718/
Obernay6716/
Ouverne6716/
Overnei6714/
Oberrenner6713/
Goberni678/
Obernyi675/
Obernoy675/
Ouberni675/
Obernoi672/
Auberne672/
Oberrna671/
Abuerne671/
Aberner671/
Oobyrne671/
Hoburne670/

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