Last Name BRIEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BRIEN is ranked as the 7117th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,279.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.66 people named BRIEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 58% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BRIEN is 3,026, the rank is 11,302 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BRIEN is 0.95.

Last Names BRIEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,279 +/-4.9%
  • National Rank 7,117
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,026
  • National Rank 11,302
  • Proportion/100k 0.95

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BRIEN is 84.8% White, 3.0% Hispanic origin, 1.2% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 8.8% 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 BRIEN have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BRIEN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BRIEN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 84.8% 63.9% 20.9%
Hispanic origin 3.0% 16.3% -13.3%
Black 1.2% 12.3% -11.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 8.8% 0.7% 8.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BRIEN is Massachusetts where 1,070 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BRIEN, as 20.73 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Massachusetts.
  • Rhode Island 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 21 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BRIEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 210 1.63 96.1% Indiana 71 1.08 87.9% Iowa 32 1.04 78.5% Kansas 28 0.97 70.7% Michigan 123 1.24 94.4% Minnesota 44 0.81 83.8% Missouri 27 0.89 72.6% Nebraska 7 0.35 4.4% North Dakota 24 3.26 63.6% Ohio 99 0.85 90.8% South Dakota 9 1.04 4.8% Wisconsin 298 5.17 98.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BRIEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 210 1.63 96.1%
Indiana 71 1.08 87.9%
Iowa 32 1.04 78.5%
Kansas 28 0.97 70.7%
Michigan 123 1.24 94.4%
Minnesota 44 0.81 83.8%
Missouri 27 0.89 72.6%
Nebraska 7 0.35 4.4%
North Dakota 24 3.26 63.6%
Ohio 99 0.85 90.8%
South Dakota 9 1.04 4.8%
Wisconsin 298 5.17 98.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names BRIEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 59 0.88 88.6% California 342 0.88 96.9% Colorado 81 1.51 92.3% Hawaii 24 1.7 77.7% Idaho 23 1.43 68.4% Montana 47 4.6 87.4% Nevada 28 0.97 77.2% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 66 1.66 89.6% Utah 8 0.28 5.6% Washington 177 2.51 96.6% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BRIEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 59 0.88 88.6%
California 342 0.88 96.9%
Colorado 81 1.51 92.3%
Hawaii 24 1.7 77.7%
Idaho 23 1.43 68.4%
Montana 47 4.6 87.4%
Nevada 28 0.97 77.2%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 66 1.66 89.6%
Utah 8 0.28 5.6%
Washington 177 2.51 96.6%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BRIEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 302 8.4 98.2% Maine 102 7.66 91.4% Massachusetts 1,070 15.87 99.1% New Hampshire 252 19.01 97.6% New Jersey 417 4.67 98.2% New York 461 2.33 98.0% Pennsylvania 142 1.11 94.2% Rhode Island 219 20.73 97.7% Vermont 35 5.63 89.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BRIEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 302 8.4 98.2%
Maine 102 7.66 91.4%
Massachusetts 1,070 15.87 99.1%
New Hampshire 252 19.01 97.6%
New Jersey 417 4.67 98.2%
New York 461 2.33 98.0%
Pennsylvania 142 1.11 94.2%
Rhode Island 219 20.73 97.7%
Vermont 35 5.63 89.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names BRIEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 34 0.71 80.2% Arkansas 13 0.43 50.7% Delaware 25 2.66 88.1% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 69.0% Florida 238 1.2 97.3% Georgia 63 0.63 89.6% Kentucky 71 1.62 86.8% Louisiana 268 5.76 95.4% Maryland 63 1.05 90.6% Mississippi 27 0.89 72.6% North Carolina 86 0.87 93.4% Oklahoma 85 2.2 88.9% South Carolina 25 0.51 78.2% Tennessee 98 1.5 92.1% Texas 215 0.8 95.1% Virginia 111 1.34 93.7% West Virginia 9 0.49 5.3%

South States
State stats for the first name BRIEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 34 0.71 80.2%
Arkansas 13 0.43 50.7%
Delaware 25 2.66 88.1%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 69.0%
Florida 238 1.2 97.3%
Georgia 63 0.63 89.6%
Kentucky 71 1.62 86.8%
Louisiana 268 5.76 95.4%
Maryland 63 1.05 90.6%
Mississippi 27 0.89 72.6%
North Carolina 86 0.87 93.4%
Oklahoma 85 2.2 88.9%
South Carolina 25 0.51 78.2%
Tennessee 98 1.5 92.1%
Texas 215 0.8 95.1%
Virginia 111 1.34 93.7%
West Virginia 9 0.49 5.3%
 

Full Names with BRIEN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BRIEN 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 BRIEN.

The most popular full name is Robert BRIEN. 2.99% of all the people named BRIEN have this given name.

There are 507 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BRIEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert BRIEN 2.99%
2 James BRIEN 2.81%
3 John BRIEN 2.29%
4 Thomas BRIEN 2.20%
5 Michael BRIEN 1.93%
6 David BRIEN 1.23%
7 Daniel BRIEN 1.14%
8 Patricia BRIEN 1.14%
9 Patrick BRIEN 1.14%
10 Kevin BRIEN 0.88%
11 Mary BRIEN 0.88%
12 Richard BRIEN 0.88%
13 William BRIEN 0.88%
14 Charles BRIEN 0.79%
15 Elizabeth BRIEN 0.79%
16 Jennifer BRIEN 0.79%
17 Joseph BRIEN 0.79%
18 Donald BRIEN 0.70%
19 Kathleen BRIEN 0.70%
20 Linda BRIEN 0.70%