How common is the surname Breen?

14,170 people in the United States had the surname Breen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,789 Americans. It ranked 2,549th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Breen?

Patrick Breen, American actor, followed by Neil Breen.

Where is the surname Breen most common?

Wikidata records people named Breen in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Breen getting more or less common?

More common. 13,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,170 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Breen

A surname, carried by 14,170 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Breen is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,170 people named Breen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,789 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,237.

#2,549

rank among US surnames

14,170

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #2,499)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,540	Chance	14,256	21,657
#2,541	Tejeda	14,240	21,682
#2,542	Clemens	14,231	21,695
#2,543	Baughman	14,230	21,697
#2,544	Ryder	14,228	21,700
#2,545	Lombardi	14,227	21,701
#2,546	Weiner	14,208	21,730

Who is named Breen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Breen identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Breens

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patrick Breen
American actor, born 1960
Neil Breen
American filmmaker, born 1958
George Breen
American swimmer (1935–2019)
Melissa Breen
Australian sprinter, born 1990
Richard L. Breen
American film director and screenwriter (1918-1967)
Mary Breen
Australian shot putter and discus thrower, 1933–1977

Notable Breens come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Breen

Breen has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Questions

How common is the surname Breen?: 14,170 people in the United States had the surname Breen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,789 Americans. It ranked 2,549th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Breen?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Breen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Breen?: Patrick Breen, American actor, followed by Neil Breen.
Where is the surname Breen most common?: Wikidata records people named Breen in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Breen getting more or less common?: More common. 13,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,170 in 2010, up 7.0%.