O'Briant Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

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

O'Briant Surname User-submission:

This surname from Gaelic-Irish Ó Briain. The origin of this surname is problematic. We know that it means descendant of Brien, but what Brien means is a bit of a mystery, some sources say 'exalted', meaning 'powerful/important' or 'high-power', while others say 'hill', which could be correlated with 'lofty', meaning 'elevated'.

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O'Briant Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:1,056,73277,214
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

O'Briant Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname from Gaelic-Irish Ó Briain. The origin of this surname is problematic. We know that it means descendant of Brien, but what Brien means is a bit of a mystery, some sources say 'exalted', meaning 'powerful/important' or 'high-power', while others say 'hill', which could be correlated with 'lofty', meaning 'elevated'.

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O'Briant Demographics

Average O'Briant Salary in
United States

$71,418 USD

Per year
Rank:
98,285 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.03417E-5
Rank: 99,875 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
165.51%
Sample size: 84 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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O'Briant Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Briant is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 807,857th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname O'Briant occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of O'Briant live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

O'Briant is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 1,056,732. In The United States O'Briant is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 22 percent live, North Carolina, where 14 percent live and Tennessee, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States O'Briant is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

O'Briant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Briant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Briant surname expanded 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Briant Last Name Statistics demography

O'Briant earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.51% more than the national average, earning $71,418 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obriant931,480/
O'Bryant881,084/
O'Brient8812/
Oobriant881/
Uobriant880/
Obrianet880/
Obryant804,286/
Obrient8068/
Abriant8013/
Obriand807/
Obreant800/
Gobriand751/
Oobrient751/
Obriend673/
Abriand671/
Abryant671/
Obryent671/
Abrehant630/
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