O'Brine Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

O'Brine 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'Brine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2621:16,9082,082
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
Scotland581:64,5383,942
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6491:13,7621,765

O'Brine 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'Brine Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Brine occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

O'Brine is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of O'Brine are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States O'Brine is most prevalent in: Washington, where 33 percent live, Colorado, where 21 percent live and Iowa, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 46 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

O'Brine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Brine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Brine surname contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Brine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the O'Brine surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

O'Brine earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Briene932/
O'Brines930/
O'Breine930/
Obrine9296/
O'Broin86259/
O'Brein8691/
O'Bryne8646/
O'Brain869/
Obreine863/
Obrione860/
O'Brane860/
O'Brene860/
Obriene860/
Obrines860/
Obriney860/
Obriner860/
O'Braien802/
O'Braint801/
O'Briean801/
O'Bhroin801/
Obrien77130,386/
Obrein77237/
Obryne77152/
Obroin7796/
Obrain7775/
Abrine773/
O'Bran771/
Obrene771/
Obrane770/
Obretin71654/
Abrines71465/
Abringe71388/
Gobrien71238/
Obrijan7131/
Oobrien7126/
Gabrine7123/
Obraint7116/
Obritin717/
Obriyan717/
Oibrien714/
O'Brand713/
O'Braun713/
Abrinje713/
Gobrini713/
Gobrane712/
Obreien712/
Obrienj712/
Obrrien712/
Obraien711/
Obriean711/
Obrienn711/
Obroien711/
O'Brant711/
O'Brean711/
Habrine711/
Hobrien711/
Obraney711/
Obrinio711/
Osbrain711/
Oubrane711/
Abrinoe711/
Abraine711/
O'Broen711/
Oïbrien711/
Obriyen710/
Obryone710/
Oubrien710/
Obran67514/
Gabrione6796/
O'Breham6724/
Goubrini673/
Obrán672/
O'Brayan672/
Gabriene672/
Șobraneț671/
Obriyant671/
Obraieni671/
Hobraian671/
Gohbrini671/
Obranner671/
Obranets671/
Habriner671/

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