O'Bree Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Bree Surname User-submission:

The surname, O'Bree, is a corruption of the French surname, Aubrey. French Huguenots emigrating to England to escape persecution Anglicized the surname Aubrey to Obree. It was further corrupted when English bearers of the Obree surname emigrated to Australia.

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O'Bree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5771:46,7865,853
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

O'Bree Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, O'Bree, is a corruption of the French surname, Aubrey. French Huguenots emigrating to England to escape persecution Anglicized the surname Aubrey to Obree. It was further corrupted when English bearers of the Obree surname emigrated to Australia.

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O'Bree Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Bree occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 510,931st most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of O'Bree reside; 90 percent reside in Australasia and 90 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 46,786. In Australia O'Bree is most frequent in: Victoria, where 71 percent live, New South Wales, where 14 percent live and Queensland, where 7 percent live. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

O'Bree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Bree has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the O'Bree last name grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Bree Last Name Statistics demography

O'Bree earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.2% more than the national average, earning $65,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obree91101/
O'Bre912/
O'Breeie860/
O'Brey8324/
O'Brie832/
O'Brae830/
Obre801,273/
Obreije771/
Obrieie770/
O'Briey770/
Obregge770/
Oubre732,800/
Gobre731,781/
Obrey73579/
Obrez73269/
Obrer73143/
Obrie73130/
Obret73114/
Hobre7322/
Abree7317/
Obres736/
O'bra736/
Obrea735/
Obred733/
Obrye733/
Obreu733/
Ebree733/
Obrae732/
O'Bry732/
Oibre731/
Oebre731/
Ovree731/
Obrei731/
Obreč731/
Obroe731/
O'Brecht7126/
Obreja676,781/
Aubree67982/
Houbre67550/
Gabree67222/
O'Bray67172/
Hobrei6799/
Obreht6795/
Gobrie6778/
Asbree6763/
Obrije6755/
Oubrie6747/
Obreia6738/
Obreha6730/
Abrees6722/
Obress6720/
Osbrey6715/
Obrest6712/
Obraye676/
Hobrej675/
Obroie675/
D'Abre674/
Abreez673/
Goubre673/
Oubrey673/
Gobrey672/
Ottbre672/
Obrejo672/
Obraie671/
Obrezz671/
Oubrae671/
Hebree671/
Gobrei671/
Abreue671/
Ovrhee671/
Hobrey671/
Obrech671/
Obrecz671/
Abhree671/
Habree670/
Obreit670/
Hobret670/

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