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    The surname McBrien

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 981 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M216

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McBrien is more common than 84.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Briain (“son of Brian”) or of Mac Brain (“son of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”).

    McBrien 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 981 people named McBrien in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 314,725 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,001.

    #25,255
    rank among US surnames
    981
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2%
    change since 2000 (was #23,617)

    Who is named McBrien

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

    93% of people named McBrien identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McBrien

    McBrien has the Soundex code M216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M216.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McBrien come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Briain (“son of Brian”) or of Mac Brain (“son of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”).
    How common is the surname McBrien?
    981 people in the United States had the surname McBrien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 314,725 Americans. It ranked 25,255th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McBrien?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McBrien identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McBrien?
    McBrien is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McBrien getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 981 in 2010, down 2.0%.