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    The surname Breslin

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,490 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B624

    Breslin: #7,418 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Breslin #7,418, 4,490 people Breslin: #7,418 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Breslin #7,418, 4,490 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Breslin is more common than 95.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Breslin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,490 people named Breslin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,763 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,326.

    #7,418
    rank among US surnames
    4,490
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #7,122)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,411Grullon4,49268,732
    #7,413Bonney4,49168,748
    #7,418Breslin4,49068,763
    #7,420DiGiovanni4,48768,809
    #7,421Tower4,48668,824
    #7,426Nealy4,48568,840

    Who is named Breslin

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

    95% of people named Breslin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Breslins

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Abigail Breslin
      American actress, born 1996
    • Spencer Breslin
      American actor and musician, born 1992
    • Patricia Breslin
      American actress (1931–2011)
    • Jimmy Breslin
      American journalist and author (1928-2017)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Breslin

    Breslin has the Soundex code B624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B624.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Breslin come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breisláin (“descendant of Breisleán”), a diminutive of the personal name Breasal.
    How common is the surname Breslin?
    4,490 people in the United States had the surname Breslin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,763 Americans. It ranked 7,418th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Breslin?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Breslin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Breslin?
    Abigail Breslin, American actress, followed by Spencer Breslin.
    Where is the surname Breslin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Breslin in the United States.
    What type of surname is Breslin?
    Breslin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Breslin getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,326 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,490 in 2010, up 3.8%.