OBRIEN is ranked as the 185th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 164,962.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 51.74 people named OBRIEN for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named OBRIEN is
136,256, the rank is 234
and the proportion per 100k Americans named OBRIEN is 42.77.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
OBRIEN is
95.3% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
1.1% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.2% Two or More Races,
and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name OBRIEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name OBRIEN is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name OBRIEN
The state with the most people named
OBRIEN is
New York where
18,225 people have this name.
Vermont is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named OBRIEN, as
120.12 in every 100,000
Vermontians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
Vermont is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Mississippi
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name OBRIEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
9,892
76.8
100.0%
Indiana
2,714
41.15
99.7%
Iowa
2,175
70.02
99.9%
Kansas
1,139
39.23
99.5%
Michigan
5,168
52.15
99.9%
Minnesota
4,516
82.76
99.9%
Missouri
538
17.98
97.3%
Nebraska
986
52.38
99.7%
North Dakota
201
27.19
97.7%
Ohio
5,646
48.69
99.9%
South Dakota
309
36.28
98.8%
Wisconsin
3,643
63.27
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name OBRIEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
573
77.83
99.5%
Arizona
3,892
57.82
99.9%
California
17,134
44.16
99.9%
Colorado
3,235
60.4
99.9%
Hawaii
506
35.63
99.3%
Idaho
609
37.26
99.2%
Montana
604
59.01
99.6%
Nevada
1,495
52.65
99.7%
New Mexico
808
38.73
99.2%
Oregon
1,885
47.48
99.8%
Utah
911
30.95
98.9%
Washington
4,406
62.4
99.9%
Wyoming
438
75.03
99.4%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name OBRIEN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,744
48.49
99.8%
Maine
795
59.73
99.1%
Massachusetts
6,738
99.9
99.9%
New Hampshire
990
74.65
99.7%
New Jersey
4,107
45.95
99.9%
New York
18,225
92.3
100.0%
Pennsylvania
9,290
72.65
100.0%
Rhode Island
902
85.51
99.7%
Vermont
753
120.12
99.8%
South States
State stats for the first name OBRIEN
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have OBRIEN as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named OBRIEN.
The most popular full name is John OBRIEN.
3.27% of all the people named OBRIEN
have this given name.
There are 2879 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name OBRIEN