# McBreen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcbreen/  
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) | 644 |
| US rank (2010) | 35,016 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 479,419 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.9% (650 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Braoin (“son of Braon”), a nickname from braon (“drop”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McBreen 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) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McBreen in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named McBreen

- Daniel McBreen, association football player
- Tom McBreen, American swimmer

## Similar surnames

McBurney, McBrien, McBride, McBroom, McBrayer, McBryde, McFerren, McBrearty, McFarland, McPherson, McGovern, McFarlane.

## 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.