McBrien

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

McBrien (plural McBriens)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McBrien is the 25255^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 981 individuals. McBrien is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.

Further reading

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