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Where Does The Last Name O'Breen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname O'Breen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of O'Breen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Breen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name O'Breen is the 5,057,639^th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of O'Breen live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,110,897. In The Netherlands O'Breen is most numerous in: North Holland, where 88 percent reside and South Holland, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

O'Breen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of O'Breen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Breen surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Breen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.