Obrain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Obrain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Obrain family

Profession Census Frequency
Silk Weaver 1
Labourer 1
Servant 1
Pupil 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Obrain

Name Census Frequency
Mary Obrain 17
John Obrain 15
Bridget Obrain 6
Catherine Obrain 6
Thomas Obrain 6
Ellen Obrain 5
Margaret Obrain 5
William Obrain 5
Elizabeth Obrain 4
James Obrain 4
Sarah Obrain 4
Ann Obrain 3
Daniel Obrain 3
Jane Obrain 3
Agnes Obrain 2
Francis Obrain 2
Henry Obrain 2
Joseph Obrain 2
Patrick Obrain 2
Amy.f Obrain 1
Anne Obrain 1
Annie Obrain 1
Arthur.j Obrain 1
Betsy Obrain 1
Charlotte Obrain 1

Obrain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 17% 39,866
2 Burn 33% 32,363
3 Brain 83% 24,766
4 Baron 33% 22,589
5 Obrien 67% 17,701
6 Brian 50% 12,455
7 Brien 50% 12,036
8 Brine 50% 6,722
9 Bourn 33% 6,046
10 Breen 50% 5,606
11 Burne 17% 5,511
12 Obrian 67% 3,536
13 Braine 67% 3,530
14 Born 33% 3,243
15 Barn 50% 2,880
16 Barne 33% 2,685
17 Bearne 33% 2,586
18 Bran 67% 2,432
19 Borne 17% 2,130
20 Oborne 33% 2,120
21 Brion 50% 2,087
22 Birnie 33% 1,362
23 Broun 50% 1,240
24 Brane 50% 1,126
25 Eborn 33% 1,104
26 Oborn 50% 1,062
27 Braun 67% 1,044
28 Boran 50% 1,005
29 Beran 50% 970
30 Brun 50% 941
31 Bruin 67% 842
32 Auburn 17% 821
33 Boorn 33% 775
34 Brean 50% 734
35 Eburne 17% 709
36 Bearon 33% 610
37 Obern 50% 553
38 Boorne 17% 543
39 Bearn 50% 508
40 Burnie 33% 495
41 Baren 33% 478
42 Broune 33% 376
43 Bern 33% 365
44 Bren 50% 363
45 Broon 50% 336
46 Eaborn 17% 334
47 Beirne 17% 318
48 Breene 33% 309
49 Brin 67% 306
50 Obrine 67% 299
51 Bruen 50% 290
52 Berne 17% 248
53 Buron 33% 236
54 Baurne 17% 224
55 Brone 33% 220
56 Eaborne 14% 214
57 Bron 50% 202
58 Aburn 33% 196
59 Obrion 67% 195
60 Baran 50% 187
61 Barin 50% 180
62 Brune 33% 167
63 Baaran 33% 153
64 Aborn 33% 149
65 Broan 50% 140
66 Eburn 33% 138
67 O'brain 86% 137
68 Broone 33% 135
69 Bernie 33% 134
70 Obrain 100% 132
71 Beron 33% 130
72 Birne 17% 130
73 Biron 33% 129
74 Bruun 50% 126
75 Baurn 33% 122
76 Biren 33% 117
77 Boarne 33% 117
78 Brein 67% 116
79 Burno 17% 116
80 Boron 33% 115
81 Bruno 33% 111
82 Bearan 33% 104

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The surname Obrain is the 70th most popular variant of Bourne.

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