O'Brient Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
O'Brient 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'.
Read More About This SurnameO'Brient Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
O'Brient 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'.
- deleted-173293O'Brient Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Brient Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname O'Brient is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Brient? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Brient are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States O'Brient is mostly concentrated in: California, where 33 percent are found, Arkansas, where 25 percent are found and Maine, where 8 percent are found.
O'Brient Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of O'Brient has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Brient last name fell 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obrient | 93 | 68 | / |
| O'Briant | 88 | 346 | / |
| O'Briene | 88 | 2 | / |
| Oobrient | 88 | 1 | / |
| O'Braint | 88 | 1 | / |
| O'Brieen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Obrien | 86 | 130,386 | / |
| O'Brian | 80 | 2,568 | / |
| Gobrien | 80 | 238 | / |
| O'Brein | 80 | 91 | / |
| O'Bryen | 80 | 68 | / |
| Obrentz | 80 | 57 | / |
| Oobrien | 80 | 26 | / |
| Obraint | 80 | 16 | / |
| O'Brain | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oibrien | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obriend | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obrrien | 80 | 2 | / |
| O'Briem | 80 | 2 | / |
| O'Bryin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oïbrien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obrienn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obryent | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobrien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obriene | 80 | 0 | / |
| Obreant | 80 | 0 | / |
| Oubrien | 80 | 0 | / |
| Obriein | 80 | 0 | / |
| O'Brienová | 78 | 2 | / |
| O'Bryant | 75 | 1,084 | / |
| Obriyant | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Breein | 75 | 0 | / |
| Obryen | 71 | 66 | / |
| Obriem | 71 | 12 | / |
| Abrent | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abrien | 71 | 5 | / |
| Obrienová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ovrien | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obrznt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obryin | 71 | 0 | / |
| O'Bryan | 67 | 3,662 | / |
| Gabrien | 67 | 126 | / |
| Abrihen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abrente | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obryoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abrentz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obryhin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obraynt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habrint | 67 | 0 | / |
| Obryenh | 67 | 0 | / |
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