# Breslin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/breslin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,490 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,418 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 68,763 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (4,326 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breisláin (“descendant of Breisleán”), a diminutive of the personal name Breasal.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Breslin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Breslin in the United States.

## People named Breslin

- Abigail Breslin, American actress
- Spencer Breslin, American actor and musician
- Patricia Breslin, American actress (1931–2011)
- Jimmy Breslin, American journalist and author (1928-2017)

## Similar surnames

Bressler, Brasel, Braswell, Barkley, Barclay, Burkholder, Brazil, Burkhalter, Berglund, Berkley, Brazell, Burchell.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.