McBreen

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

McBreen (plural McBreens)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McBreen is the 35016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 644 individuals. McBreen is most common among White (93.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McBreen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.