# Bryan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bryan/  
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 [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Brian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 57,143 |
| US rank (2010) | 585 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,403 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (55,269 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹaɪən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Brienne |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bryan 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bryan in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Antigua and Barbuda.

## People named Bryan

- William Jennings Bryan, American politician (1860–1925)
- Bob Bryan, American tennis player
- Mike Bryan, American tennis player
- David Bryan, American keyboardist
- Sabrina Bryan, American singer
- Luke Bryan, American country music singer
- Zach Bryan, American country musician
- Dora Bryan, British actress of stage, film and television (1923-2014)
- Jimmy Bryan, American racecar driver
- Richard Bryan, American attorney and politician
- Jane Bryan, American actress; United States Federal Arts Commission member (1918–2009)
- Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor

and 11 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Braun, Baran, Brian, Brann, Brun, Beran, Brawn, Bran, Brain, Burian, Brin, Brown.

## 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.